Boys' name · since 1965
Deepak
Deepak has 553 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 553
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Deepak is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 553 have been recorded since 1965.
Deepak has 553 recorded births among boys since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2013.
- #7,426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 553 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deepak ranks #7,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 553 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 553
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Deepak's 553 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deepak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deepak's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deepak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2013
- Peak year (1980)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Deepak by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (149 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Deepak's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Deepak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
123 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 149 births (27% of all-time use).
How Deepak compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deepak's total volume
Deepak by state
Where Deepak concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 10.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 2.2% |
58 of 553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Deepak's decade-level peak was the 1980s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deepaks (58 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Deepak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1965–2013 (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 Deepak 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.