Sandeep
Boy name · 25 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Sandeep: 25 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 1983.
Sandeep comes from Sanskrit, combining *sam* (good, auspicious) and *deep* (lamp, light), so the name means "light of goodness" or "enlightened." It is a unisex name popular across India, especially in Hindu and Sikh families assured by that radiant meaning. Among notable bearers are Sandeep Patil, the stylish Indian cricketer of the 1980s; Sandeep Singh, a celebrated Indian hockey player known as "Flicker Singh" for his drag-flicking; and Sandeep Unnikrishnan, the National Security Guard officer martyred during the 2008 Mumbai attacksjoniec, whose bravery earned him the Ashoka Chakra. While no major place is directly named after a Sandeep, the root *deep* also appears in many Indian place names such as Deepnagar or Diphu. The spelling Sandip is a common variant, and the name has crossed into the
Boy 7 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19835 babies
- Latest (1991)
- #3703 babies
- Total births
- 25since 1980
- 5-year trend
- ▲ 27%vs prior 5y