Entry № 0215 · Sanskrit origin

Aparna Aparna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-PAHR-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Sanskrit

Meaning

"Without leaves (Parvati epithet)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Sanskrit)

The meaning

A name that means "without leaves (parvati epithet)".

Aparna (अपर्णा) combines a (without) and parṇa (leaf) — "without leaves." Parvati's epithet, for fasting so completely she didn't eat leaves.

Aparna Sen (born 1945) is the Bengali filmmaker.

Without leaves. Parvati's ascetic epithet.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

अपर्णा

Transliteration: Aparṇā
Pronunciation: / əˈpɑːr.nə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Aparna stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Aparna · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Aparnas before her.

Real people

Aparna Sen

Indian Bengali filmmaker.

born 1945

In fiction

Aparna

Parvati's epithet.

Hindu mythology

Names connected to Aparna.

Numerology

The number behind Aparna.

The Seeker

Aparna reduces to seven — the number of Parvati's asceticism.

Parents on Aparna

Why families chose this name.

"Parvati's ascetic epithet. Six letters. Aparna."

Priya · Mother of one · Kolkata