Girls' name · since 1976
Akasha
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,433 babies named Akasha, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,433
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,433 babies have been named Akasha since 1976, making it today's #5147 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Akasha recorded 1,433 times among girls since 1976, holding rank #5147 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, 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 1976 to 2025.
- #5,877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,433 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akasha ranks #5,877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,433 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,433
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akasha's 1,433 recorded births place it above 91.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Akasha compares
1,433 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Akasha's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akasha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,433 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 21 | 19,840 |
Akasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akasha's full recorded timeline at 2005, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 132 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Akasha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (646 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Akasha's strongest decade.
646 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Akasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 231
1990s
231 births
- 2000s
2000s
646 births
- 2010s
2010s
335 births
- 2020s 176
2020s
176 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 646 births (45% of all-time use).
How Akasha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Akasha's total volume
Akasha by state
Where Akasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 4.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 45 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 19 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.7% |
68 of 1,433 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Akasha appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akasha's data
- Akasha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (646 total births); usage has since declined to 176 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Akashas (68 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 Akasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Akasha 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.