Recorded 1983–2005 Unisex name Peak 1997 72 births

Hardeep — boys' name

72 babies named Hardeep in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s332000s27
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Hardeep was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

12 babies were named Hardeep in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hardeep

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Hardeep between 1983 and 2005, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hardeep currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Hardeep is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 25 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hardeep performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hardeep shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hardeep in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hardeep 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 72 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.

Hardeep at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

72

Since 1983

23 years of records

Peak year

1997

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1983

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2005

Hardeep popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1983

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 2005200420012000199719931991199019841983 6

Hardeep popularity over time — girls

25 total births recorded since 1990 (Hardeep as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 25 births
5 19971996199219911990 5

Hardeep by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 46% of Hardeep's all-time total
1980s121990s332000s27

Hardeep by state

Where Hardeep concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hardeep
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 13.9%
#2 California
5 6.9%
New York share of Hardeep's total US births 13.9%
Even split

10 of 72 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hardeep?
72 babies have been named Hardeep since 1983. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
When was Hardeep most popular?
Hardeep was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Hardeep most popular?
The top states for the name Hardeep are New York (10 births), California (5 births).
Is Hardeep a unisex name?
Yes, Hardeep is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 72 births, and as a girl's name it has 25 births.
How long has the name Hardeep been used?
Hardeep has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 23 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Hardeep?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harold, Harry, Harvey, Harrison, 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, 1983–2005 (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.