Shilpa
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Shilpa is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shilpa mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Shilpa a girl's or a boy's name?
Shilpa is a girls' name.
How popular is Shilpa 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 6 girls.
Shilpa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Shilpa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1973, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Shilpa in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shilpa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 19 | #4,491 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 17 | #4,317 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,283 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 30 | #2,455 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
Names like Shilpa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krisha, Priya, Viha, Kridha, Shreeja, Radhika, Sanvi, Shreya, Divisha, Shriya, Saanvika, Navya
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, “Shilpa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shilpa, updated 20 October 2026.