The first name Deepti
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “brightness”, “light”, “splendour”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Deepti means “brightness”, “light”, “splendour” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit दीप्ति (dīpti, “brightness, light, splendour”).
More names that mean light.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Deepti last appeared in the official list in 2007, given to 4 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Deepti with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Deepti at birth, 1880–2025
In 2017, 7 girls born in the United States were named Deepti, the 13,053rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 12 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.
Deepti in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Deepti mean?
- Deepti means “brightness”, “light”, “splendour” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Deepti?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit दीप्ति (dīpti, “brightness, light, splendour”).
- How popular is the name Deepti?
- In 2007, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Deepti, ranking 4,294th.
- Is Deepti a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 155 US babies named Deepti since 1880 were girls.
- When was Deepti most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 12 babies were named Deepti, its highest rank at 8,166th.