Is Shilpa a boy or girl name?

Shilpa is a girl’s name. Of the 573 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shilpa

Recorded 1968–2010 · United States

Shilpa was most popular in 1973, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,870 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 573 people named Shilpa.

Shilpa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shilpa’s peak in 1973. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shilpa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shilpa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 573 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org