Sandeep
Sandeep is a common Indian given name, primarily male. The name may be derived either from the Sanskrit saṃdīpa, referring to a burning flame or lamp, or from the name of Sandipani, the guru of Krishna. Other spelling variations include Sandip and Sundeep.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Punjabi
Meaning & Origin of Sandeep
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sandeep is a common Indian given name, primarily male. The name may be derived either from the Sanskrit saṃdīpa, referring to a burning flame or lamp, or from the name of Sandipani, the guru of Krishna. Other spelling variations include Sandip and Sundeep.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
- Punjabi
- Gujarati
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Nepali
The Story of Sandeep
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Sandeep as a girl name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Sandeep — #6,867 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Sandeeps. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1996 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 115 Sandeeps have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sandeep first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1966, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1989: 33 births, good for #2,107 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Sandeeps. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 806 Sandeeps have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Sandeep
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About the name Sandeep
Sandeep is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 806 births in the dataset. Sandeep's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #2,107. Use the chart and map above to compare Sandeep'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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