Girls' name · since 1995
Akshara
1,973 babies named Akshara in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,973
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,973 babies have been named Akshara since 1995, making it today's #2629 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Akshara recorded 1,973 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #2629 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #4,744 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,629 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,973 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akshara ranks #4,744 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,629 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,973 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,973
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Akshara's 1,973 recorded births place it above 93.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Akshara compares
1,973 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Akshara's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akshara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,973 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 150 | 21 | 19,840 |
Akshara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akshara's full recorded timeline at 2012, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 150 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akshara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 150
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Akshara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,220 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Akshara's strongest decade.
1,220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Akshara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 243
2000s
243 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,220 births
- 2020s
2020s
493 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,220 births (62% of all-time use).
How Akshara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Akshara's total volume
Akshara by state
Where Akshara concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 347 | 17.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 227 | 11.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 170 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 83 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 78 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 73 | 3.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 54 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 42 | 2.1% |
347 of 1,973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Akshara appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Akshara's data
- Akshara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,220 total births) through the 2020s (493) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aksharas (347 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akshara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
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, 1995–2025 (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 Akshara 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.