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.
About 5 boys were named Tupac in 2025.
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).
