Girls' name · since 1996
Akshaya
596 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.
- #10,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 596
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Akshaya is the #9139 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 596 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Akshaya recorded 596 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #9139 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #10,604 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,139 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 596 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Akshaya ranks #10,604 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 596 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,604 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 596
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Akshaya's 596 recorded births place it above 85.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Akshaya compares
596 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Akshaya's all-time total is 59% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Akshaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 596 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Akshaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Akshaya's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Akshaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Akshaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (318 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Akshaya's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Akshaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
318 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 318 births (53% of all-time use).
How Akshaya 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 Akshaya's total volume
Akshaya by state
Where Akshaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 34 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 4.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 21 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.8% |
34 of 596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Akshaya's data
- Akshaya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (318 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Akshayas (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Akshaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Akshaya 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.