Sudeep
Sudeep Sanjeev, also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and television presenter, who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kannada films and also featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013.
Meaning & Origin of Sudeep
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sudeep Sanjeev, also known as Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and television presenter, who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kannada films and also featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013.
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The Story of Sudeep
Sudeep first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 9 Sudeeps were born — ranking #6,529 that year. As of 2026, Sudeep ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 58 Sudeeps have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sudeep
Sudeep is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 58 births in the dataset. Sudeep's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #6,529. Use the chart and map above to compare Sudeep'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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