Fun Facts About the Name Lupine
- 34 babies named Lupine: U.S. records list 34 babies given the name Lupine from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lupine Mean?
Lupine comes from the Latin adjective lupinus, meaning "of a wolf" or "wolf-like," built on lupus, the Latin word for "wolf." English took the word in two directions: as an adjective describing wolfish qualities, and as the common name for the flowering plants of the genus Lupinus. The plant name was formed in Latin from the same root; one traditional explanation ties it to the old belief that these plants exhaust the soil the way a wolf depletes a flock, but that is a customary story rather than a proven etymology. The literal sense behind the name is the wolf itself.
Lupine Name History & Origins
Behind Lupine stands the Latin lupus, "wolf." The Romans also used the word as a personal name: Lupus appears as a Roman cognomen, and several early saints bore it, among them Lupus of Troyes, a fifth-century bishop in Gaul. The feminine form Lupa is familiar from the Roman foundation legend of the she-wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus. Those were the forms actually used as names in antiquity.
Lupine is the English word derived from lupinus, not an inherited form of the Roman name. Where the masculine Lupus and the feminine Lupa passed down through Latin and Christian naming, Lupine comes into personal use from the English adjective and the flower name. Its associations, wolf or garden plant, come from those ordinary meanings of the word rather than from a separate naming tradition.
How Popular is the Name Lupine?
Lupine has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #10,883 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,244 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #16,673 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #14,458 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,883 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,748 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lupine Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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