Recorded 1966–2012 Unisex name Peak 1989 806 births

Sandeep — boys' name

806 babies named Sandeep in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s1831980s2401990s2222000s1022010s18
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Sandeep was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

33 babies were named Sandeep in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sandeep

The Social Security Administration has registered 806 babies named Sandeep between 1966 and 2012, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sandeep currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 33 babies received it in a single year. Sandeep is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 115 additional births since 1976.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sandeep performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sandeep shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 152 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Sandeep in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sandeep 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 806 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.

Sandeep at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

806

Since 1966

47 years of records

Peak year

1989

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1966

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2012

Sandeep popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1966

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1989)
33
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 201220051999199319871981197519691966 6

Sandeep popularity over time — girls

115 total births recorded since 1976 (Sandeep as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 115 births
468101214 199619941992199019881984198119781976 5

Sandeep by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
240 births that decade — 30% of Sandeep's all-time total
1960s411970s1831980s2401990s2222000s1022010s18

Sandeep by state

Where Sandeep concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sandeep
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
152 18.9%
#2 New York
59 7.3%
#3 Illinois
8 1.0%
#4 Ohio
5 0.6%
California share of Sandeep's total US births 18.9%
Even split

152 of 806 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sandeep?
806 babies have been named Sandeep since 1966. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1989 with 33 births.
When was Sandeep most popular?
Sandeep was most popular in the 1980s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Sandeep most popular?
The top states for the name Sandeep are California (152 births), New York (59 births), Illinois (8 births).
Is Sandeep a unisex name?
Yes, Sandeep is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 806 births, and as a girl's name it has 115 births.
How long has the name Sandeep been used?
Sandeep has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 47 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Sandeep?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1966–2012 (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.