Total births
58
Boys' name · since 2002
Aakarsh
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Aakarsh, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 58
- total births
- 2002–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Aakarsh sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aakarsh has been recorded 58 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2017.
- 58 total births
- 2002–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
58 boys have been named Aakarsh since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 58
- total births
- 2002–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Aakarsh was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
8 babies were named Aakarsh in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Aakarsh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aakarsh's full recorded timeline at 2011, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aakarsh at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Aakarsh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2017
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Aakarsh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Aakarsh's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Aakarsh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aakarsh? ▼
Aakarsh has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 8 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Aakarsh most popular? ▼
Aakarsh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Aakarsh been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aakarsh since 2002 -- 16 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Aakarsh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aakash, Aakil, Aakeem, Aakif. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aakarsh: Baby Name Since 2002 - 58 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aakarsh. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aakarsh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.