Aparna
Aparna is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali.
- Hinduism
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Malayalam
Meaning & Origin of Aparna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aparna is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Malayalam
- Tamil
- Kannada
- Telugu
- Bengali
The Story of Aparna
The earliest SSA record of Aparna as a baby girl name dates back to 1970, when 8 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Aparna — #4,816 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Aparna on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Aparna last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 517 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Aparna
Phonetically similar names — useful when Aparna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Apara
- Aporia
- Apare
- Aparri
- Apana
- Aparo
- Aborn
- Apart
- Upon
- Apar
- Apon
- Upturned
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Aparna
Aparna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 517 births in the dataset. Aparna's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #4,816. Use the chart and map above to compare Aparna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.