Recorded 2000–2012 Boys' name Peak 2009 132 births

Akhilesh — boys' name

132 babies named Akhilesh in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2000s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Akhilesh was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

16 babies were named Akhilesh in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akhilesh

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Akhilesh between 2000 and 2012, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Akhilesh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akhilesh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Akhilesh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akhilesh 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 132 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.

Akhilesh at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

132

Since 2000

13 years of records

Peak year

2009

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2000

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2012

Akhilesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2000

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2009)
16
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
05101520 2012201020082006200420022000 10

Akhilesh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
110 births that decade — 83% of Akhilesh's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akhilesh?
132 babies have been named Akhilesh since 2000. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2009 with 16 births.
When was Akhilesh most popular?
Akhilesh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Akhilesh been used?
Akhilesh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 13 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Akhilesh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akhil, Akhari, Akheem, Akhai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2012 (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.