Total births
741
Girls' name · since 1990
Aqsa
741 babies named Aqsa in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2241
- among girls today
- 741
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 87%
- more common than other girls
741 babies have been named Aqsa since 1990, making it today's #2241 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aqsa has been recorded 741 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #2241 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #2241 among girls today
- 741 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
- 87% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Aqsa is currently the #2241 girls' name in America, more common than 87% of girls - 741 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2241
- among girls today
- 741
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 87%
- more common than other girls
Aqsa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#2241
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 87% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Aqsa was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
84 babies were named Aqsa in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Aqsa compares
741 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,726 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
Aqsa's all-time total is 94% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aqsa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 741 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 48 | 19,840 |
Aqsa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aqsa's full recorded timeline at 2008, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aqsa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#2,241
Active since
1990
Aqsa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Aqsa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aqsa's strongest decade.
345 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aqsa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s 133
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
345 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 345 births (47% of all-time use).
How Aqsa 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 Aqsa's total volume
Aqsa vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Aqsa by state
Where Aqsa concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 93 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 66 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 28 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 21 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
New York share of Aqsa's total US births 12.6%
Even split
93 of 741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aqsa? ▼
741 babies have been named Aqsa since 1990. It currently ranks #2241 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 84 births.
When was Aqsa most popular? ▼
Aqsa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 345 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Aqsa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Aqsa are New York (93 births), California (66 births), Virginia (28 births).
How long has the name Aqsa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aqsa since 1990 -- 36 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What to do with Aqsa's data
- New York records the most Aqsas (93 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aqsa: #2241 Girls' Name - 741 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aqsa. 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 Aqsa 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 July 2026.