Krupa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KROO-pah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Krupa is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “compassion, grace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Krupa mean?
Sanskrit: Gujarati spelling of Sanskrit krpa
“compassion, grace”
From Sanskrit krpa, meaning compassion or grace; spelled Krupa in Gujarati, Kripa in Hindi.
Is Krupa a girl's or a boy's name?
Krupa is a girls' name.
How popular is Krupa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Krupa in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Krupa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Krupa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Krupa in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Krupa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
Names like Krupa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krisha, Priya, Kridha, Isha, Kavya, Radhika, Viha, Nishtha, Dhyana, Amrit, Anisha, Navya
Names related to Krupa
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Krupa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/krupa, updated 20 October 2026.