Mandeep
Mandeep or Mandip is a given name. It's commonly given to individuals of Hindu and Sikh background. It means "enlightened", "mind full of light", "light of the mind", or "light of heart and mind".
Meaning & Origin of Mandeep
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mandeep or Mandip is a given name. It's commonly given to individuals of Hindu and Sikh background. It means "enlightened", "mind full of light", "light of the mind", or "light of heart and mind".
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The Story of Mandeep
As a girl name
Mandeep first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 14 Mandeeps were born — ranking #6,253 that year. As of 2026, Mandeep ranks #10,347 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 160 Mandeeps have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mandeep first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 20 Mandeeps were born — ranking #2,765 that year. As of 2026, Mandeep ranks #9,584 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 251 Mandeeps have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Mandeep
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- Mandeep Antil (born 1989), Indian field hockey player
- Mandeep Benipal , Indian film director
- Mandeep Dhaliwal , Canadian politician
- Mandeep Dhillon (born 1990), British actress
- Mandeep Jangra (born 1993), Indian amateur boxer
- Mandeep Kaur (athlete) (born 1988), Indian athlete
- Mandeep Kaur (cricketer) (born 1988), Indian cricketer
- Mandeep R. Mehra (born 1964), professor at Harvard Medical School
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About the name Mandeep
Mandeep is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 251 births in the dataset. Mandeep's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #2,765. Use the chart and map above to compare Mandeep'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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