Boys' name · since 1979
Aakash
Aakash has 1,049 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,438 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,049
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,049 babies have been named Aakash since 1979, making it today's #8438 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aakash has been recorded 1,049 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #8438 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #4,978 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,438 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,049 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aakash ranks #4,978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,438 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,049 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,438 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,049
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aakash's 1,049 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aakash compares
1,049 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aakash's all-time total is 184% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aakash | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,049 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aakash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aakash's full recorded timeline at 2003, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aakash popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Aakash by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (348 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Aakash's strongest decade.
348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Aakash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s
2010s
252 births
- 2020s 78
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 348 births (33% of all-time use).
How Aakash compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aakash's total volume
Aakash by state
Where Aakash concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 14.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 64 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 37 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
151 of 1,049 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Aakash's data
- Aakash's decade-level peak was the 2000s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aakashs (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aakash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
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, 1979–2025 (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 Aakash 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.