Total births
22
Girls' name · since 2011
Iksha
Iksha has 22 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16839
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Iksha is the #16839 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 22 recorded since 2011.
Iksha has 22 recorded births among girls since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16839 as of the latest data, more common than 5% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.
- #16839 among girls today
- 22 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Iksha is currently the #16839 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 22 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16839
- among girls today
- 22
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Iksha vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16839
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Iksha was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
7 babies were named Iksha in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
How Iksha compares
22 8th percentile among 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
Iksha's all-time total is 94% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iksha | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 48 | 19,840 |
Iksha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iksha's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Iksha at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2013
Current rank
#16,839
Active since
2011
Iksha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Iksha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Iksha's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Iksha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Iksha? ▼
22 babies have been named Iksha since 2011. It currently ranks #16839 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Iksha most popular? ▼
Iksha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Iksha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Iksha since 2011 -- 14 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What to do with Iksha's data
- Iksha's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 June 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, 2011–2024 (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. "Iksha: #16839 Girls' Name - 22 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/iksha. 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 Iksha 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 June 2026.