Tapiwa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-PEE-wah
Tapiwa is a boys' name, meaning “we have been given”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tapiwa mean?
Shona, from kupa 'to give'
“we have been given”
A Shona name from Zimbabwe, from the verb kupa, to give.
Is Tapiwa a girl's or a boy's name?
Tapiwa is a boys' name.
How popular is Tapiwa in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tapiwa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tapiwa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
Names like Tapiwa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwatobiloba, Ifeoluwa, Inioluwa, Chukwuebuka, Enioluwa, Araoluwa, Ireoluwa, Obaloluwa, Tobechukwu, Ayomide, Oluwatobi, Chidubem
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tapiwa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tapiwa, updated 20 October 2026.