Recorded 1999–2025 Girls' name Peak 2003 60 births

Akansha — girls' name

60 babies named Akansha 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.

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The verdict

60 girls have been named Akansha since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

60
total births
1999–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Akansha was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

10 babies were named Akansha in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akansha

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Akansha between 1999 and 2025, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akansha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akansha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Akansha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Akansha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akansha 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 60 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.

Akansha at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

60

Since 1999

27 years of records

Peak year

2003

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1999

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2025

Akansha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1999

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Akansha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 52% of Akansha's all-time total
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Akansha by state

Where Akansha concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Akansha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 8.3%
California share of Akansha's total US births 8.3%

5 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akansha?
60 babies have been named Akansha since 1999. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2003 with 10 births.
When was Akansha most popular?
Akansha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Akansha most popular?
The top states for the name Akansha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Akansha been used?
Akansha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Akansha?
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, 1999–2025 (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.