Shweta
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHWAY-tah
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Shweta is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “white”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shweta mean?
Sanskrit: feminine of Sanskrit shveta
“white”
Feminine form of Sanskrit shveta, 'white', which in Hindu naming also suggests purity.
Is Shweta a girl's or a boy's name?
Shweta is a girls' name.
How popular is Shweta in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Shweta in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shweta in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Names like Shweta
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhara, Priya, Shreya, Kridha, Krisha, Vibha, Radhika, Shriya, Kavya, Isha, Navya, Viha
Names related to Shweta
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Shweta: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shweta, updated 20 October 2026.