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.
More common than 39% of names given to boys today.
57% of everyone ever named Aksh was born in this single decade.
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
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Current rank
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Aksh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006
- Peak year (2012)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
Currently ranks #8728 among boys.
120 total births across 19 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 15 births in a single year.
Aksh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 68 births that decade — 57% of Aksh's all-time total
Aksh decade highlights
- Peak decade 68 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Aksh's strongest decade
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 57% of all-time use.
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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.