Girls' name · since 1979
Deepika
254 babies named Deepika in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,446 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deepika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 254 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deepika has been recorded 254 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2017.
- #17,446 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 254 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deepika ranks #17,446 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,446 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Deepika's 254 recorded births place it above 75.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Deepika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deepika's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deepika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2017
- Peak year (1997)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Deepika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (81 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Deepika's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Deepika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 81 births (32% of all-time use).
Deepika by state
Where Deepika concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 6.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.0% |
17 of 254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Deepika's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2010s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Deepikas (17 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 Deepika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1979–2017 (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 Deepika 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.