Sandeep
Mostly boys · Hindi
Sandeep is a name of Hindi origin, meaning “enlightened”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sandeep mean?
Hindi
“enlightened”
A male given name from Hindi; variant forms Sandip, Sundeep, used in India.
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Is Sandeep a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sandeep has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Sandeep 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 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sandeep in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2011, 46% of the babies named Sandeep in the UK were girls.
Sandeep in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 27 | #645 |
How popular is Sandeep in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Sandeep in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1994, 26% of the babies named Sandeep in the US were girls.
Sandeep in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,100 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,097 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 28 | #1,941 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,284 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,676 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,064 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,129 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,511 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
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