Total births
41
Girls' name · since 2015
Aksha
Aksha has 41 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 41
- total births
- 2015–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
41 girls have been named Aksha since 2015, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Aksha has 41 recorded births among girls since 2015, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2020.
- 41 total births
- 2015–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 80% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
41 girls have been named Aksha since 2015, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 41
- total births
- 2015–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 80%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
80% of everyone ever named Aksha was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
8 babies were named Aksha in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Aksha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aksha's full recorded timeline at 2018, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aksha at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2015
Aksha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2020
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Aksha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Aksha's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Aksha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (80% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aksha? ▼
Aksha has been given to 41 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 8 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Aksha most popular? ▼
Aksha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Aksha been used? ▼
Aksha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 6 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Aksha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akshara, Akshaya, Akshita, Akshitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Aksha's data
- Aksha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Aksha
Nearby Names Like Aksha
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aksha
Akshara Girl
#2358 1,973 births
Akshaya Girl
#6803 596 births
Akshita Girl
#16256 314 births
Akshitha Girl
98 births
Akshadha Girl
#16719 34 births
Compare Aksha side by side: Aksha vs Akshara Aksha vs Akshaya Aksha vs Akshita
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2015–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aksha: Baby Name Since 2015 - 41 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aksha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Aksha 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 June 2026.