US rank #3442 Boys' name Peak 2016 453 births

Naksh — #3442 US boys' name

453 babies named Naksh in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s2962020s157
#3442
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Naksh was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

66 babies were named Naksh in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naksh

The Social Security Administration has registered 453 babies named Naksh between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naksh currently holds the #3442 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naksh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 296 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Naksh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Naksh in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naksh 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 453 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.

Naksh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

453

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2016

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,442

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Naksh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
66
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
020406080 2024202220202018201620142012 28

Naksh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
296 births that decade — 65% of Naksh's all-time total
2010s2962020s157

Naksh by state

Where Naksh concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Naksh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
42 9.3%
#2 California
40 8.8%
#3 Georgia
21 4.6%
#4 Texas
18 4.0%
#5 Illinois
6 1.3%
New Jersey share of Naksh's total US births 9.3%
Even split

42 of 453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naksh?
453 babies have been named Naksh since 2012. It currently ranks #3442 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 66 births.
When was Naksh most popular?
Naksh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 296 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Naksh most popular?
The top states for the name Naksh are New Jersey (42 births), California (40 births), Georgia (21 births).
How long has the name Naksh been used?
Naksh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Naksh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nakia, Nakoa, Nakai, Nakota, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2012–2024 (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.