Boys' name · since 1975
Akash
2,376 babies named Akash in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,376
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akash currently ranks #4453 among boys' names in America, with 2,376 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Akash recorded 2,376 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #4453 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,968 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,453 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,376 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akash ranks #2,968 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,453 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,376 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,968 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,376
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akash's 2,376 recorded births place it above 93.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Akash compares
2,376 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Akash's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akash | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,376 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Akash splits its recorded history at 2000: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 117 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Akash popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Akash by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (874 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Akash's strongest decade.
874 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Akash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 157
1980s
157 births
- 1990s
1990s
660 births
- 2000s
2000s
874 births
- 2010s
2010s
455 births
- 2020s 186
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 874 births (37% of all-time use).
How Akash 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 Akash's total volume
Akash by state
Where Akash concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 446 | 18.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 196 | 8.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 194 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 123 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 84 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 27 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 25 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.0% |
446 of 2,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Akash appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akash's data
- Akash's decade-level peak was the 2000s (874 total births); usage has since declined to 186 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Akashs (446 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 Akash: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Akash 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.