Given name
Dipak
“one who carries the little lamp”
Dipak is a variant of Deepak. One Indian interpretation is “one who carries the little lamp.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dipak is a variant of Deepak. One Indian interpretation is “one who carries the little lamp.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
It comes from the Sanskrit word dipa, meaning “light, lamp.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dipak through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1972. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,217 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dipak’s family of names
Dipak has a related form in Deepak. Dipak has a related form in Deepak.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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