Akash
Akash was the 4402nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1191st with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,715 places. More babies were named Akash in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,402 boys, down 1,475 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002117 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,376babies recorded
Akash popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,402 | 23 |
| 2020 | #2,927 | 40 |
| 2010 | #2,118 | 63 |
| 2000 | #1,641 | 71 |
| 1990 | #1,968 | 38 |
| 1980 | #3,839 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Akash, counting every spelling?
Akash is the most common spelling of 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 Akash?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Akash (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Akash 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Akash.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Akash?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Akash are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 16 and 30. That makes Akash 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.
Akash by state
How common Akash was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.4×). In 47 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 Akash: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Akash, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Akash
How popular is the name Akash?
Akash was the 4402nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1191st with 117 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,715 places. More babies were named Akash in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Akash a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Akash in the US.
Where is Akash most popular?
In 2021–2025, Akash was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and New York.