Kripa
Kripa is a Hindic given name that may refer toKripa Ram Barath, Rajasthani poet Kripa Sagar (1875–1939), Punjabi poet Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi, Indian professional wrestler and coach Kripa Shankar Sharma, Hindi poet Kripashankar Singh, Indian politician
Meaning & Origin of Kripa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kripa is a Hindic given name that may refer toKripa Ram Barath, Rajasthani poet Kripa Sagar (1875–1939), Punjabi poet Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi, Indian professional wrestler and coach Kripa Shankar Sharma, Hindi poet Kripashankar Singh, Indian politician
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The Story of Kripa
Kripa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 14 Kripas were born — ranking #8,237 that year. As of 2026, Kripa ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). In total, more than 151 Kripas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Kripa most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- AL47%
- India16%
- MU13%
- Bangladesh13%
- BH11%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Kripa
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kripa
Kripa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 151 births in the dataset. Kripa's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #8,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Kripa'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 .
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