Deepak
Deepak, a Hindi word meaning "lamp" from the Sanskrit source word for light, is a masculine given name and a surname.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
Meaning & Origin of Deepak
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deepak, a Hindi word meaning "lamp" from the Sanskrit source word for light, is a masculine given name and a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Punjabi
- Malayalam
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Nepali
The Story of Deepak
Deepak first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 26 Deepaks were born — ranking #2,059 that year. As of 2026, Deepak ranks #7,537 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 553 Deepaks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Deepak
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Deepak. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Deepak
Phonetically similar names — useful when Deepak is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Daypack
- Dieback
- Depot
- Depo
- Debauch
- Debug
- Deepa
- Deag
- Dpa
- Daybook
- Dybbuk
- Wcw
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Deepak
Deepak is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 553 births in the dataset. Deepak's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,059. Use the chart and map above to compare Deepak'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.