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The baby name Rupa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROO-pah (IPA: /ˈruːpə/).

Rupa is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Indian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: ROO-pah (IPA: /ˈruːpə/)

What is the meaning of the name Rupa ?

The baby name Rupa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROO-pah (IPA: /ˈruːpə/).

Rupa is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Rupa is a South Asian given name from Sanskrit rūpa, meaning “form, appearance, beauty.” It is the same word found in Pali Buddhist texts, where rūpa denotes “form” or “material body.” In modern Indo-Aryan languages, especially Bengali, Assamese, Odia, and Sinhala, rūpa/rupa also means “silver.” The name is unisex across the region, though it tends to be feminine in contemporary usage while remaining familiar as a masculine monastic or scholarly name.

Attested since medieval Bhakti and Vaishnava circles - Rūpa Gosvāmi (16th-century theologian) is a prominent bearer - Rupa today is widely used in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Variant spellings include Rūpa (with macron) and Roopa; short forms include Rupi and Roop. Related names and extensions include Rupali, Rupam, Rupesh/Roopesh, and Roopika. The name’s semantic field combines ideas of beauty, pleasing form, and, in eastern usage, the sheen and preciousness of silver.

Rupa has the following similar or variant Names

Rupa – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
BD Girls 0 #37 929 8,413
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
AF 0 #76 1 1,883
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
IN Girls 0 #86 1,511 13,121
BD 0 #111 123 5,992
BN Girls 0 #113 2 5,459
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
CY Girls 0 #120 6 3,755
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
OM Girls 0 #172 241 15,987
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
AE 0 #184 4 10,220
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
QA Girls 0 #198 120 15,378
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
JP Girls 0 #232 14 6,592
KW Girls 0 #235 314 19,177
JO Girls 0 #253 74 7,570
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
AE Girls 0 #300 260 20,968
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
SD Girls 0 #355 4 7,678
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
JO Boys 0 #385 5 7,057
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
PT Girls 0 #465 7 7,952
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
BH 0 #476 78 17,937
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
IQ Girls 0 #490 15 11,303
BD Boys 0 #498 79 10,045
SA Girls 0 #498 477 25,931
PS Girls 0 #500 24 10,981
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
SG Girls 0 #528 59 18,916
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
LY 0 #555 5 12,703
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CR Girls 0 #567 7 11,342
HK Girls 0 #587 29 16,104
IL Girls 0 #600 18 11,648
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
LB 0 #643 16 13,263
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
QA Boys 0 #664 44 18,093
CL Boys 0 #693 8 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
KW Boys 0 #708 62 18,755
SY 0 #718 11 11,684
SG Boys 0 #733 7 17,960
OM Boys 0 #797 85 17,948
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
CL Girls 0 #836 16 14,098
IN Boys 0 #864 138 16,750
MY Girls 0 #900 95 24,821
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
NL Girls 0 #943 13 5,933
EG Girls 0 #945 15 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #974 10 5,561
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,015 78 22,615
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,087 25 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,127 15 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
DZ 0 #1,232 3 20,130
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,375 72 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,401 214 28,008
IT Boys 0 #1,440 32 10,046

Rupa is popular in 53 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Rupa

Rupa is predominantly a girl's name.
Rupa is a 2 syllable name, pronounced ROO-pah (IPA: /ˈruːpə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Roopa, Rūpa and Roop.
Across languages, Rupa has these equivalents: Bella (Italian, "beautiful"), Belle (French, "beautiful"), Jamila/Jamilah (Arabic, "beautiful"), Callista (Greek, "most beautiful").
Rupa 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.