Aakash
Aakash was the 8246th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1844th; the most babies were born in 2002 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,957 places. More babies were named Aakash in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,246 boys, down 2,545 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200249 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,049babies recorded
Aakash popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,246 | 9 |
| 2020 | #5,701 | 15 |
| 2010 | #3,633 | 29 |
| 2000 | #3,075 | 28 |
| 1990 | #3,779 | 15 |
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How popular is Aakash, counting every spelling?
Aakash is a spelling of Akash, a name family that had 32 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 32 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akash | 23 | #4,402 | 146 |
| Aakash | 9 | #8,246 | 63 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aakash?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aakash (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aakash born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aakash.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aakash?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Aakash are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 14 and 30. That makes Aakash mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aakash by state
How common Aakash was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aakash: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aakash, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aakash
How popular is the name Aakash?
Aakash was the 8246th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 1844th; the most babies were born in 2002 (49). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,957 places. More babies were named Aakash in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Aakash a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aakash in the US.
Where is Aakash most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aakash was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).