Girls' name · since 1968
Deepa
Deepa has 480 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 480
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
480 girls have been named Deepa since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Deepa recorded 480 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2014.
- #12,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 480 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deepa ranks #12,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 480 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 480
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Deepa's 480 recorded births place it above 83.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deepa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deepa splits its recorded history at 1988: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deepa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2014
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Deepa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (186 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Deepa's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Deepa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 186 births (39% of all-time use).
Deepa by state
Where Deepa concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
8 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Deepa's data
- Deepa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deepas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Deepa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deepa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.