US rank #3081 Boys' name Peak 2019 724 births

Daksh — #3081 US boys' name

724 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.

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#3081
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Daksh was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

60 babies were named Daksh in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daksh

The Social Security Administration has registered 724 babies named Daksh between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Daksh currently holds the #3081 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daksh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 396 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daksh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 116 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Daksh in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daksh 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 724 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.

Daksh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

724

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2019

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,081

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daksh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
60
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Daksh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
396 births that decade — 55% of Daksh's all-time total
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Daksh by state

Where Daksh concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Daksh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
116 16.0%
#2 New Jersey
48 6.6%
#3 Texas
48 6.6%
#4 Washington
7 1.0%
#5 Georgia
5 0.7%
California share of Daksh's total US births 16.0%
Even split

116 of 724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daksh?
724 babies have been named Daksh since 2004. It currently ranks #3081 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 60 births.
When was Daksh most popular?
Daksh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 396 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Daksh most popular?
The top states for the name Daksh are California (116 births), New Jersey (48 births), Texas (48 births).
How long has the name Daksh been used?
Daksh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daksh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dakota, Dakari, Dakoda, Dakotah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2004–2024 (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.