Given name & surname
Rupa
“a beautiful woman”
Rupa is a variant of Rupali. One Indian interpretation is “a beautiful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rupa is a variant of Rupali. One Indian interpretation is “a beautiful woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rupa is a variant of Rupali. An origin associated with Rupali is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rupa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 153
- 0 boys · 153 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,562 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rupa
- Rupa BajwaIndian writerborn 1976
- Rupa HuqBritish writer and politicianborn 1972
- Rupa Rani TirkeyIndian lawn bowlerborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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