Names / Boy names
Cupid
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#5,641
in 1981
First recorded
1981
in U.S. data
Children named
11
since 1981
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,641 in 1981 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(Latin): desire (Roman love figure). The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 1981. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 11 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.