Dipesh
Dipesh Chakrabarty is an Indian historian and leading scholar of postcolonial theory and subaltern studies. He is the Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor in history at the University of Chicago, and is the recipient of the 2014 Toynbee Prize, named after Professor Arnold J. Toynbee, that recognizes social scientists for significant academic and public contributions to humanity.
Meaning & Origin of Dipesh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dipesh Chakrabarty is an Indian historian and leading scholar of postcolonial theory and subaltern studies. He is the Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor in history at the University of Chicago, and is the recipient of the 2014 Toynbee Prize, named after Professor Arnold J. Toynbee, that recognizes social scientists for significant academic and public contributions to humanity.
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The Story of Dipesh
Dipesh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 9 Dipeshs were born — ranking #5,382 that year. As of 2026, Dipesh ranks #5,382 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Dipeshs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Dipesh
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dipesh is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Depeche
- Diple
- Dipole
- Dipo
- Diapause
- Dapple
- Dupa
- Dopa
- Deepa
- Duple
- Dipple
- Doppel
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About the name Dipesh
Dipesh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Dipesh's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #5,382. Use the chart and map above to compare Dipesh'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 .
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