Navdeep
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nuv-DEEP
- Origin
- Punjabi
Navdeep is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “new light”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Navdeep mean?
Punjabi: from Punjabi nav 'new' + deep 'lamp, light'
“new light”
A Punjabi name built from nav, new, and deep, a lamp or light.
Is Navdeep a girl's or a boy's name?
Navdeep is a boys' name.
How popular is Navdeep in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Navdeep in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2006, 62% of the babies named Navdeep in the UK were girls.
Navdeep in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Navdeep in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Navdeep in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Navdeep in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
Names like Navdeep
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Navraj, Gurveer, Ravi, Gurtaj, Gurman, Gurvansh, Pranav, Shivam, Prithvi, Gursanjh, Avi, Yuvraj
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), 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, “Navdeep: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/navdeep, updated 20 October 2026.