Boys' name · since 2006

Aksh

Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 126 babies named Aksh, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,887 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,391 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
126
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Aksh is the #11391 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 126 recorded since 2006.

Social Security Administration records show Aksh recorded 126 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #11391 nationally today, ahead of 18% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.

  • #15,887 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,391 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 126 born since 2006
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aksh ranks #15,887 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,391 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 126 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,887 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,391 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
126
born since 2006
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%18.2%
Aksh vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aksh's 126 recorded births place it above 64.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Aksh compares

126 30th percentile among 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

Aksh's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aksh Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 126 369 358,536
Peak-year births 15 34 22,252

Aksh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aksh splits its recorded history at 2015: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aksh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
05101520 20062009201220142017202120232025 6

Aksh by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Aksh's strongest decade.

68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Aksh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aksh?
Aksh has been given to 126 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,887 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #11,391 of 13,930. 15 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Aksh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aksh ranks #15,887 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,391 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Aksh since 2006 -- 20 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aksh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aksel, Akshay, Akshar, Akshaj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Aksh's data

  • Aksh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aksh

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aksh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2025 (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 Aksh 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.