Recorded 1965–2013 Boys' name Peak 1980 553 births

Deepak — boys' name

553 babies named Deepak in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s1231980s1491990s1382000s1052010s18
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Deepak was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

26 babies were named Deepak in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deepak

The Social Security Administration has registered 553 babies named Deepak between 1965 and 2013, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deepak currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deepak performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Deepak shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Deepak in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deepak in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 553 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Deepak at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

553

Since 1965

49 years of records

Peak year

1980

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1965

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2013

Deepak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1965

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1980)
26
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
051015202530 201320051999199319871981197519691965 5

Deepak by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
149 births that decade — 27% of Deepak's all-time total
1960s201970s1231980s1491990s1382000s1052010s18

Deepak by state

Where Deepak concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Deepak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 10.5%
#2 New York
12 2.2%
California share of Deepak's total US births 10.5%
Even split

58 of 553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deepak?
553 babies have been named Deepak since 1965. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1980 with 26 births.
When was Deepak most popular?
Deepak was most popular in the 1980s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Deepak most popular?
The top states for the name Deepak are California (58 births), New York (12 births).
How long has the name Deepak been used?
Deepak has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 49 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Deepak?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dee, Deegan, Deen, Deep, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.