How Many People Are Named Shilpa?
An estimated 538 people in the United States have the first name Shilpa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Shilpa peaked in popularity in 1973 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shilpa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Shilpa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
538
About 1 in 637,090 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1973
30 births
Total Registered
573
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shilpa
Shilpa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 573 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Shilpa as a female name
Ranked #16,682 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1973 (30 births)
Shilpa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shilpa span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 190 babies were registered. Shilpa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shilpa by Decade
How has Shilpa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Shilpa by State
Birth registrations for Shilpa span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Illinois. On average, about 12 Shilpas were registered per state.
Shilpa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shilpa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shilpa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shilpa?
We estimate approximately 538 people named Shilpa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 637,090 Americans share this first name.
Is Shilpa a common name?
Shilpa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 573 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shilpa most popular?
Shilpa reached peak popularity in 1973, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shilpa is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shilpa a female name?
Shilpa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shilpa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shilpa Smith, Shilpa Johnson, Shilpa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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