Total births
21
Boys' name · since 2014
Yaksh
21 babies named Yaksh in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8858
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Yaksh currently ranks #8858 among boys' names in America, with 21 babies recorded since 2014.
Social Security Administration records show Yaksh recorded 21 times among boys since 2014, holding rank #8858 nationally today, ahead of 38% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #8858 among boys today
- 21 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
- 38% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yaksh is currently the #8858 boys' name in America, more common than 38% of boys - 21 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8858
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 38%
- more common than other boys
Yaksh vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8858
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 38% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Yaksh was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Yaksh in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Yaksh compares
21 8th percentile among 14,294 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
Yaksh's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yaksh | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Yaksh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yaksh's full recorded timeline at 2024, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yaksh at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,858
Active since
2014
Yaksh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Yaksh by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yaksh's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Yaksh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yaksh? ▼
21 babies have been named Yaksh since 2014. It currently ranks #8858 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 9 births.
When was Yaksh most popular? ▼
Yaksh was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Yaksh been used? ▼
Yaksh has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 12 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Yaksh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yakov, Yakub, Yakir, Yakob, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Yaksh
Nearby Names Like Yaksh
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yaksh
Yakov Boy
#1195 3,353 births
Yakub Boy
#8735 124 births
Yakir Boy
73 births
Yakob Boy
36 births
Yakim Boy
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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, 2014–2025 (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. "Yaksh: #8858 Boys' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yaksh. 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 Yaksh 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.