US rank #11759 Girls' name Peak 2012 131 births

Daksha — #11759 US girls' name

131 babies named Daksha in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s842020s35
#11759
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 33% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Daksha was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

13 babies were named Daksha in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daksha

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Daksha between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daksha currently holds the #11759 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daksha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Daksha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Daksha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daksha 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 131 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.

Daksha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

131

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2012

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,759

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daksha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
13
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 20242021201920172015201220102007 7

Daksha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
84 births that decade — 64% of Daksha's all-time total
2000s122010s842020s35

Daksha by state

Where Daksha concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Daksha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.8%
California share of Daksha's total US births 3.8%

5 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daksha?
131 babies have been named Daksha since 2007. It currently ranks #11759 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 13 births.
When was Daksha most popular?
Daksha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Daksha most popular?
The top states for the name Daksha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Daksha been used?
Daksha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daksha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dakota, Dakotah, Dakoda, Dakayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2007–2024 (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.