Dilpreet
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DIL-preet
- Origin
- Punjabi
Dilpreet is a girls' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “love of the heart”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dilpreet mean?
Punjabi: from dil 'heart' + preet 'love'
“love of the heart”
A Punjabi name, common among Sikh families, built from dil, 'heart', and preet, 'love'.
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Is Dilpreet a girl's or a boy's name?
Dilpreet is a girls' name.
How popular is Dilpreet in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Dilpreet in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Dilpreet in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Dilpreet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avneet Japneet Amrit Priya Dhriti Dhanvi Gursanjh Gurnoor Manreet Khivi Gursifat Ranjind
More Punjabi names
Asees Gurbaaz Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Avleen Anhad
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, “Dilpreet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dilpreet, updated 20 October 2026.