The first name Jupiter
A unisex name meaning “father jove”, “sky father”, “father zeus”.
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/ 3 syllables Unisex
Meaning and origin
Jupiter means “father jove”, “sky father”, “father zeus”.
From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (literally “the bright one”), from *dyew- (“to be bright, day sky”), and *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Doublet of Dyaus Pita.
More names that mean light, sky.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Jupiter, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 9 births (#2,325).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jupiter with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jupiter at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 84 girls born in the United States were named Jupiter, the 2,205th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 136 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Jupiter in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Jupiter in Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Romanian, Slovak and Swedish too.
Famous people named Jupiter
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jupiter HammonAmerican writer and first known published African-American author, 1711–1806
Questions
- What does the name Jupiter mean?
- Jupiter means “father jove”, “sky father”, “father zeus”.
- How popular is the name Jupiter?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jupiter, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2023, with 9 births.
- Is Jupiter a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 1,749 US babies named Jupiter since 1880, 63% were girls and 37% boys.
- When was Jupiter most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 136 babies were named Jupiter, its highest rank at 1,562nd.
- How do you pronounce Jupiter?
- Jupiter is /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/, 3 syllables.