Boys' name · since 2004
Daksh
759 babies named Daksh in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,366 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 759
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daksh currently ranks #3366 among boys' names in America, with 759 babies recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Daksh recorded 759 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #3366 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, 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 2004 to 2025.
- #6,097 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,366 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 759 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daksh ranks #6,097 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,366 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 759 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,097 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,366 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 759
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daksh's 759 recorded births place it above 86.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Daksh compares
759 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Daksh's all-time total is 106% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daksh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 759 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daksh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daksh's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 60, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daksh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Daksh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (396 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Daksh's strongest decade.
396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Daksh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 131
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
396 births
- 2020s
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 396 births (52% of all-time use).
How Daksh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daksh's total volume
Daksh by state
Where Daksh concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 122 | 16.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 48 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 48 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Washington | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
122 of 759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Daksh's data
- Daksh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (396 total births) through the 2020s (232) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dakshs (122 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 Daksh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Daksh 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.