Names / Boy names
Deepak
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#2,070
in 1980
First recorded
1965
in U.S. data
Children named
553
since 1965
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,070 in 1980 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(DEE-puk): Sanskrit name meaning lamp or light. Familiar and strong. The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 1965. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 553 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.