Deepti
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Deepti is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “brightness, light, splendour”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Deepti mean?
Sanskrit
“brightness, light, splendour”
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Deepti a girl's or a boy's name?
Deepti is a girls' name.
How popular is Deepti in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Deepti in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Deepti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
Names like Deepti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhriti Krishvi Tanvi Sanvi Yashvi Saanvi Priya Dhara Kashvi Anvi Avani Vaani
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Deepti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deepti, updated 20 October 2026.