Boys' name · since 2012
Naksh
486 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.
- #8,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,506 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
486 babies have been named Naksh since 2012, making it today's #3506 boys' name.
Naksh has 486 recorded births among boys since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3506 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, 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 2012 to 2025.
- #8,031 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,506 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 486 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naksh ranks #8,031 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,506 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 486 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,031 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,506 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 486
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Naksh's 486 recorded births place it above 82.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Naksh compares
486 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Naksh's all-time total is 32% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naksh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 486 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Naksh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naksh splits its recorded history at 2019: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (18 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naksh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Naksh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (296 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Naksh's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Naksh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
296 births
- 2020s
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 296 births (61% of all-time use).
Naksh by state
Where Naksh concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 9.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 42 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 21 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 18 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.2% |
45 of 486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Naksh's data
- Naksh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (296 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nakshs (45 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Naksh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Naksh 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.