Male name
Rupert
8,156 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2022. Expression number: 8.
Origin
A German name, brought to England by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in the seventeenth century. Doublet of Robert. The geometry sense is also a reference to Prince Rupert, who posed the question of whether a cube could be passed through a hole made in another cube of the same size.From Wiktionary, entry “Rupert”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2022: 670 births. 8,156 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 79th among boys' names in 2025. It is still given: 3,247 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1920: 161 births. 5,611 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1910s, 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. It really came into use around 1896. It is still given: 128 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 632 | 1984–2025 | 93rd in 1984 |
Source: Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
9 + 3 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 2 = 35 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
3 + 5 = 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
9 + 7 + 9 + 2 = 27 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 4, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.