girl's name
Akshaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,194
Akshaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2011, when 42 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Akshaya 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 | 11 |
| 2000s | 188 |
| 2010s | 318 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 79 |
How popular is Akshaya?
In 2025, Akshaya was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Akshaya 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 Akshaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Akshaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Akshaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Akshaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Akshaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Akshaya
How popular is the name Akshaya?
In 2025, Akshaya was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Akshaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Akshaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Akshaya most popular?
Akshaya peaked in 2011, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Akshaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Akshaya currently ranks #2,940 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.