US rank #6777 Girls' name Peak 2011 585 births

Akshaya — #6777 US girls' name

585 babies named Akshaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s1882010s3182020s68
#6777
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Akshaya was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

42 babies were named Akshaya in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Akshaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 585 babies named Akshaya between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Akshaya currently holds the #6777 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Akshaya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 318 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Akshaya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Akshaya in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Akshaya 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 585 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.

Akshaya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

585

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2011

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,777

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Akshaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
42
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Akshaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
318 births that decade — 54% of Akshaya's all-time total
1990s112000s1882010s3182020s68

Akshaya by state

Where Akshaya concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Akshaya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
34 5.8%
#2 California
29 5.0%
#3 New Jersey
21 3.6%
#4 Illinois
6 1.0%
#5 Virginia
5 0.9%
Texas share of Akshaya's total US births 5.8%
Even split

34 of 585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Akshaya?
585 babies have been named Akshaya since 1996. It currently ranks #6777 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 42 births.
When was Akshaya most popular?
Akshaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 318 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Akshaya most popular?
The top states for the name Akshaya are Texas (34 births), California (29 births), New Jersey (21 births).
How long has the name Akshaya been used?
Akshaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Akshaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Akshara, Akshita, Akshitha, Aksha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.