What origin is the name Alpa?

Alpa comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Alpa a popular name?

Alpa is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Alpa does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Alpa?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Alpa — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

How is Alpa written in its native script?

Alpa is written अल्पा.

What is the rashi of the name Alpa?

Alpa starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Alpa

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Alpa

Alpa

Girl

sanskrit

2 syllables

Alpa is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "Derived from Sanskrit, this name means little or tiny, often used to describe something small and precious.", Rashi Mesh.

Alpa is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Derived from Sanskrit, this name means little or tiny, often used to describe something small and precious.". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: अल्पा
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Derived from Sanskrit, this name means little or tiny, often used to describe something small and precious.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as अल्पा

Quick answers about Alpa

Very rare in US records

What does Alpa mean?

Alpa is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Derived from Sanskrit, this name means little or tiny, often used to describe something small and precious.".

Is Alpa a rare name?

Yes. Alpa does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Alpa

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 4

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.

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