Deepika
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Deepika is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lamp”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Deepika mean?
Sanskrit
“lamp”
A female given name from Sanskrit.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Deepika a girl's or a boy's name?
Deepika is a girls' name.
How popular is Deepika in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Deepika in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deepika in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Deepika in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Deepika in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deepika in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Deepika
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Divisha, Radhika, Akshara, Prisha, Priya, Krisha, Varnika, Viha, Anvika, Dhriti, Dhyana, Dhanvi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Deepika: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deepika, updated 20 October 2026.