What origin is the name Upama?

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

Is Upama a popular name?

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

What are good brother names for Upama?

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

What is the rashi of the name Upama?

Upama starts with the syllable “U” (उ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 3, in Vrishabh rashi (Taurus).

Upama

Q: Is Upama a rare name?

Yes. Upama 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.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Upama

Upama

Girl

sanskrit

3 syllables

Upama is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning comparison or the best; it refers to a literary simile.", Rashi Vrishabh.

Parents who choose Upama pick a girl name from the sanskrit tradition, meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning comparison or the best; it refers to a literary simile.". It has 3 syllables.

Hindi script: उपमा
Rashi: Vrishabh
Nakshatra: krittika (U)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

A Sanskrit name meaning comparison or the best; it refers to a literary simile.

Popularity

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

Written as उपमा

Quick answers about Upama

Very rare in US records

What does Upama mean?

Upama is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning comparison or the best; it refers to a literary simile.".

Is Upama a rare name?

Yes. Upama 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 Upama

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: U (उ)
Rashi: Vrishabh (Taurus)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 3
Name number: 2

By tradition, names starting with “U” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 3), which falls in Vrishabh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.