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Dimple

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How to Pronounce Dimple

Pronounced DIM-pul /ˈdɪm.pəl/High

Meaning: Dimple has two honest routes: it is the English word dimple — the small natural cheek hollow — used as an endearing word-name, and it is also an established given name in India, made widely familiar by Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia. Both routes are real; the meaning is simply the charming 'dimple' itself.Low

In 30 seconds: Dimple is the affectionate word-name for a cheek dimple — and, in India, a familiar given name (said 'DIM-pul'). It saw early-1900s U.S. use too.
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Origin LowEnglish, Indian
MeaningDimple has two honest routes: it is the English word dimple — the small natural cheek hollow — used as an endearing word-name, and it is also an established given name in India, made widely familiar by Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia. Both routes are real; the meaning is simply the charming 'dimple' itself.
U.S. rank (2003)#16464 ↘ Falling
2003 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1924
Total births (all-time)≈ 2,442

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192418932003

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dimple is a word-name from the English dimple, the little hollow that appears in a smiling cheek — an endearment turned given name. It surfaced in the United States in the early nineteen-hundreds among affectionate word-names, cresting around 1924.

Quite separately, Dimple is an established name in India, familiar from actress Dimple Kapadia. So the name has two genuine homes; in the U.S. it reads as a charming vintage rarity, while in South Asia it remains a recognizable given name.

Did you know? Dimple is a well-known first name in India, carried by Bollywood star Dimple Kapadia, even as it appeared in early-twentieth-century America as a sweet English word-name.
Overall data confidence 55%
References — Dimple — English word-name; Indian given name; Dimple Kapadia; 1920s US peak

Variations

DimpalDimpi

Nicknames

DimpDimpy

Famous Bearers

  • ★Dimple Kapadia (1957–present)
    Indian actress, a major Bollywood star from the 1970s, who made the name widely familiar in South Asia.

If you like Dimple…

Pearl— a like sweet English word-name of the era
Opal— another word-name of the early-nineteen-hundreds vogue
Ruby— a same-era charming word-name for girls
Birdie— a like affectionate vintage nickname-name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dimple mean?

Dimple is the English word for the small hollow in a smiling cheek, used as a name; it is also an established Indian given name.

How do you pronounce Dimple?

It's said DIM-pul /ˈdɪm.pəl/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Dimple a boy or girl name?

Dimple is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Dimple?

Dimple was an uncommon word-name in the U.S. that peaked in the nineteen-twenties; it remains a familiar given name in India.

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