Girls' name · since 2007
Daksha
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 137 babies named Daksha, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,221 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 137
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
137 babies have been named Daksha since 2007, making it today's #14221 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daksha has been recorded 137 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #14221 nationally and more common than 18% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #23,693 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,221 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 137 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daksha ranks #23,693 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,221 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 137 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,693 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,221 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 137
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daksha's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Daksha compares
137 30th percentile among 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
Daksha's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daksha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 137 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daksha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daksha splits its recorded history at 2017: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daksha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Daksha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (84 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Daksha's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Daksha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (61% of all-time use).
Daksha by state
Where Daksha concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 137 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daksha's data
- Daksha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dakshas (5 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 Daksha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Daksha 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.