Boys' name · since 1997
Akshat
Akshat has 428 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,654 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,317 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 428
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akshat is the #6317 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 428 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Akshat recorded 428 times among boys since 1997, holding rank #6317 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,654 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,317 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 428 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akshat ranks #8,654 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,317 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 428 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,654 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,317 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 428
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Akshat's 428 recorded births place it above 80.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Akshat compares
428 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Akshat's all-time total is 16% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akshat | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 428 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Akshat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Akshat's full recorded timeline at 2011, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Akshat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Akshat by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (206 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Akshat's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Akshat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
206 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 206 births (48% of all-time use).
Akshat by state
Where Akshat concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
38 of 428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Akshat's data
- Akshat's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (206 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Akshats (38 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Akshat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Akshat 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.