The baby name Deepika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-pee-kah (IPA: /ˈdiːpiːkə/).
The baby name Deepika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-pee-kah (IPA: /ˈdiːpiːkə/).
Deepika is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Deepika is a feminine given name from Sanskrit Dīpikā, built on dīpa “lamp, light” with the diminutive -ikā, yielding the sense “little lamp,” “small light,” and by extension “one who brings illumination.” The image of the lamp in South Asian traditions symbolizes knowledge, hope, and auspicious beginnings, and the name often evokes the oil lamps (diyas) lit at festivals such as Diwali. IAST transliteration is Dīpikā; common North Indian pronunciation is DEE-pee-kah.
Attested in medieval India as both a personal name and as a title element for explanatory texts (e.g., “ - dīpikā” meaning “a clarifying gloss”), the name has remained popular across Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia, and Nepali usage, and also in Sinhala contexts. Variants and spellings include Deepika, Dipika, and Deepica; related cognates are Deepa/Dipa and the masculine Deepak. Contemporary usage is steady throughout the Indian diaspora, aided by easy cross-lingual pronunciation.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #5 | 5 | 583 |
| FJ | 0 | #6 | 1 | 374 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #32 | 4 | 2,021 |
| AZ | 0 | #43 | 1 | 706 | |
| IN | 0 | #49 | 22 | 2,963 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #72 | 1,755 | 13,121 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #114 | 8 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #121 | 5 | 3,755 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| AE | 0 | #164 | 14 | 10,220 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #247 | 5 | 6,592 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #250 | 67 | 15,378 |
| SG | 0 | #260 | 10 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 120 | 15,987 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2010 | #302 | 6 | 2,861 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #310 | 42 | 8,539 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #314 | 12 | 7,570 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #318 | 201 | 19,177 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #352 | 203 | 20,968 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #355 | 3 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #375 | 12 | 8,413 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #380 | 12 | 1,368 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #409 | 3 | 3,279 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #504 | 83 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #510 | 44 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #513 | 11 | 10,981 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #518 | 8 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #567 | 7 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #604 | 12 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #683 | 8 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #748 | 22 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #767 | 169 | 25,931 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2017 | #913 | 6 | 9,202 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #943 | 59 | 16,750 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #954 | 41 | 24,821 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,104 | 38 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,109 | 20 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,159 | 18 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,385 | 62 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,580 | 35 | 28,008 |
Deepika is popular in 54 countries — most recent births per country:
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