Recorded 1999–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 177 births

Akanksha — girls' name

177 babies named Akanksha in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82000s1102010s542020s5
2000s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Akanksha was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

20 babies were named Akanksha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akanksha

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Akanksha between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akanksha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akanksha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Akanksha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Akanksha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akanksha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 177 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Akanksha at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

177

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2003

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Akanksha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
20
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 20232016201220092006200320001999 8

Akanksha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
110 births that decade — 62% of Akanksha's all-time total
1990s82000s1102010s542020s5

Akanksha by state

Where Akanksha concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Akanksha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 4.0%
California share of Akanksha's total US births 4.0%

7 of 177 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akanksha?
177 babies have been named Akanksha since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 20 births.
When was Akanksha most popular?
Akanksha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Akanksha most popular?
The top states for the name Akanksha are California (7 births).
How long has the name Akanksha been used?
Akanksha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Akanksha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akasha, Akayla, Akari, Akane, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.