Akshay
Akshay was the 6158th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1505th; the most babies were born in 2008 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,238 places. More babies were named Akshay in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,158 boys, down 1,614 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200889 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,808babies recorded
Akshay popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,158 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,544 | 21 |
| 2010 | #2,011 | 68 |
| 2000 | #1,699 | 67 |
| 1990 | #3,470 | 17 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Akshay, counting every spelling?
Akshay has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Akshay?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Akshay (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Akshay 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Akshay.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Akshay?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Akshay are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 14 and 27. That makes Akshay 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.
Akshay by state
How common Akshay 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 Akshay: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Akshay, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Akshay
How popular is the name Akshay?
Akshay was the 6158th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1505th; the most babies were born in 2008 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,238 places. More babies were named Akshay in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Akshay a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Akshay in the US.
Where is Akshay most popular?
In 2021–2025, Akshay was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).