The baby name Dipu is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-poo (/ˈdiːpuː/).
The baby name Dipu is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-poo (/ˈdiːpuː/).
Dipu is Bengali, Indian in Origin.
Dipu is a South Asian given name and nickname rooted in Indo-Aryan languages. It derives from the Sanskrit dīpa (“lamp, light”) and the verbal root dīp (“to shine”), with the affectionate -u ending common in Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, and related tongues. As such, Dipu functions both as an independent name and as a hypocoristic of longer Deep/Dip- names.
Used widely across India and Bangladesh - and also in Nepal - it became popular in the mid-to-late 20th century as a friendly call-name that sometimes migrated onto official records. The name is unisex in practice but skews masculine. Its meaning centers on “light, lamp,” extending to “bright, illuminated” or “bringer of light,” echoing cultural associations with lamps and the Diwali/Deepavali festival. Variants and spellings include Deepu and Dīpu; related forms include Deepak, Dipen, Dipendra, Deepesh, Dipayan, and the feminine Deepa/Deepali.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #69 | 3 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #76 | 4 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #156 | 877 | 10,045 |
| BD | 0 | #158 | 71 | 5,992 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #303 | 14 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #314 | 1,197 | 16,750 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #315 | 72 | 8,413 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #380 | 17 | 15,987 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #462 | 173 | 13,121 |
| BH | 0 | #464 | 90 | 17,937 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #491 | 218 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #530 | 24 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #578 | 120 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #609 | 282 | 17,948 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #630 | 140 | 18,755 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #752 | 354 | 22,615 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #904 | 32 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,055 | 57 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 508 | 28,008 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,370 | 102 | 10,046 |
Dipu is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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