US rank #8728 Boys' name Peak 2012 120 births

Aksh — #8728 US boys' name

120 babies named Aksh in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s682020s32
#8728
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Aksh was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Aksh in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aksh

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Aksh between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aksh currently holds the #8728 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aksh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aksh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aksh 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 120 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.

Aksh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

120

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,728

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aksh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 20242022201820152013201120082006 7

Aksh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
68 births that decade — 57% of Aksh's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aksh?
120 babies have been named Aksh since 2006. It currently ranks #8728 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Aksh most popular?
Aksh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Aksh been used?
Aksh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aksh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aksel, Akshay, Akshaj, Akshar, 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, 2006–2024 (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.