The first name Pradeep
A boy’s name from Sanskrit meaning “lamp”.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Pradeep means “lamp” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradīpa, “lamp”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Pradeep last appeared in the official list in 1997, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Pradeep with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Pradeep at birth, 1880–2025
In 2002, 6 boys born in the United States were named Pradeep, the 10,336th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 8 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.
Pradeep in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Pradeep
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Pradeep Kumar Sinha31st Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of India, born 1955
More Sanskrit boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Pradeep mean?
- Pradeep means “lamp” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Pradeep?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradīpa, “lamp”).
- How popular is the name Pradeep?
- In 1997, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Pradeep, ranking 2,859th.
- When was Pradeep most popular?
- 1982 in the United States, when 8 babies were named Pradeep, its highest rank at 4,894th.