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The baby name Anupa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-NOO-pah (/əˈnuːpə/).

Anupa is Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: uh-NOO-pah (/əˈnuːpə/)

What is the meaning of the name Anupa ?

The baby name Anupa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-NOO-pah (/əˈnuːpə/).

Anupa is Sanskrit in Origin.

Anupa is an Indic given name from Sanskrit ānūpa (आनूप), a term for “riverine, marshy, or waterside” lands; by extension it evokes one who dwells near water or embodies fluid grace. In contemporary use it also functions as a clipped form of Anupama, yielding the widely understood meaning “incomparable, unique.” The name is unisex - more often feminine in India and Nepal, and frequently masculine in Sri Lanka under Sinhala influence.

The word ānūpa appears in classical sources describing geography and climate zones, such as Ayurvedic texts that classify wetland regions, which helped the term persist in learned and poetic vocabulary. Used as a personal name across North and South India in the modern period, Anupa remains modestly used today. Variants and cognates include Anūpā (Sanskrit form), Anup, Anupam (m.), and Anupama/Anupamaa (f.); common nickname: Anu.

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Anupa – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MV 0 #19 1 644
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
QA Girls 0 #299 18 15,378
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
MU Girls 0 #359 4 8,539
BD Girls 0 #398 9 8,413
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
AE Girls 0 #538 16 20,968
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
KW Girls 0 #553 9 19,177
BH 0 #580 8 17,937
IN Girls 0 #582 50 13,121
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
SA Girls 0 #917 19 25,931
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,066 7 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,136 8 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
SA Boys 0 #1,601 14 28,008

Anupa is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Anupa

Anupa is predominantly a girl's name.
Anupa is a 3 syllable name, pronounced uh-NOO-pah (/əˈnuːpə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Anoopa, Anupaa, Anupā and Anoopaa.
Across languages, Anupa has these equivalents: Anup (male), Anoop (male), Anupam (male), Anupama (female, closely related).
Anupa is a name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in India. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within India and its diaspora communities.