Amardeep
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- a-mar-DEEP
- Origin
- Punjabi
Amardeep is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “immortal + lamp”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Amardeep mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name: amar 'immortal' + deep 'lamp'
“immortal + lamp”
A Sikh name joining amar, immortal, with deep, a lamp.
Is Amardeep a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Amardeep has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Amardeep in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Amardeep in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 25% of the babies named Amardeep in the UK in 1996, and 8% in 2000.
Amardeep in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 15 | #979 |
Nicknames for Amardeep
More Punjabi names
Asees Gurbaaz Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amardeep: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amardeep, updated 20 October 2026.