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.

#21,057 of 45,481
all-time among boys
58
born since 2002
2010s
peak 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.

  • #21,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 58 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aakarsh ranks #21,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#21,057 of 45,481
all-time among boys
58
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aakarsh's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
456789 2002200520062008201020112012201320142017 5

Aakarsh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (38 births, 66% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #21,057 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 8 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Aakarsh sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aakarsh ranks #21,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aakarsh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.