girl's name
Akshara
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,610
Akshara is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 150 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Akshara over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 243 |
| 2010s | 1,220 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 493 |
How popular is Akshara?
In 2025, Akshara was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Akshara is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Akshara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akshara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akshara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akshara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akshara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akshara
How popular is the name Akshara?
In 2025, Akshara was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Akshara a girl's or a boy's name?
Akshara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Akshara most popular?
Akshara peaked in 2018, when 150 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Akshara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akshara currently ranks #1,734 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.