Girls' name · since 1968
Shilpa
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 573 babies named Shilpa, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 573
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shilpa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 573 recorded since 1968.
Shilpa has 573 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2010.
- #10,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 573 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shilpa ranks #10,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 573 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 573
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Shilpa's 573 recorded births place it above 84.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Shilpa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shilpa's full recorded timeline at 1987, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shilpa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2010
- Peak year (1973)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Shilpa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (190 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Shilpa's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Shilpa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
173 births
- 1980s
1980s
190 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 190 births (33% of all-time use).
How Shilpa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shilpa's total volume
Shilpa by state
Where Shilpa concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 4.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 16 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
23 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shilpa's data
- Shilpa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shilpas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shilpa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shilpa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.