The first name Deepika
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “lamp”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Deepika means “lamp” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit दीपिका (dīpikā, “lamp”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Deepika last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2010, with 8 births (#2,843).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Deepika with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Deepika at birth, 1880–2025
In 2017, 6 girls born in the United States were named Deepika, the 14,584th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1997, when 16 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Deepika in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Deepika in French and Spanish too.
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Deepika mean?
- Deepika means “lamp” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Deepika?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit दीपिका (dīpikā, “lamp”).
- How popular is the name Deepika?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Deepika, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 2010, with 8 births.
- Is Deepika a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 254 US babies named Deepika since 1880 were girls.
- When was Deepika most popular?
- 1997 in the United States, when 16 babies were named Deepika, its highest rank at 5,949th.