Royal serpent
Derived from the Quechua name Tupaq Amaru, meaning 'royal serpent' or 'shining serpent.' It was famously borne by the last indigenous monarch of the Inca state and later by an 18th-century revolutionary leader in Peru.
Less common today
Tupac isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,042 in 1997.
Influential American rapper and actor
Leader of an indigenous uprising against the Spanish in Peru
The last indigenous monarch of the Neo-Inca State
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
