Akash: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,402

among boys · ↓707 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Akash · -23% vs 2024

How common

1 in 74,264

boys born in 2025

Peak year

2002

117 babies

All-time total

2,376

#2,969 all-time among boys

First recorded

1975

in Social Security records

Akash popularity over time

2,376 babies have been named Akash since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Boys	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	44	4	–	#2,910
1980s	157	16	+257%	#2,468
1990s	660	66	+320%	#1,339
2000s	874	87	+32%	#1,191
2010s	455	46	-48%	#2,118
2020s (to 2025)	186	31	-32%	#2,927

Where Akash is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 boys	Implied rank
2026	22	0.01	outside top 500
2027	21	0.01	outside top 500
2028	20	0.01	outside top 500
2029	19	0.01	outside top 500
2030	19	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Akash

Akash is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,402 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 2,376 American babies have been named Akash. Its peak came in 2002, when 117 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Akash stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Akash?

The median living Akash is about 22 years old; half are between 15 and 29. An estimated 2,300 people named Akash are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Akash year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Boys	Boys rank
2025	23	#4,402
2024	30	#3,695
2023	35	#3,348
2022	32	#3,537
2021	26	#4,014
2020	40	#2,927
2019	50	#2,585
2018	36	#3,173
2017	49	#2,568
2016	36	#3,164
2015	45	#2,687
2014	37	#3,039
2013	51	#2,424
2012	47	#2,595
2011	41	#2,853
2010	63	#2,118
2009	67	#2,051
2008	70	#2,001
2007	72	#1,954
2006	80	#1,738
2005	80	#1,675
2004	115	#1,292
2003	115	#1,253
2002	117	#1,191
2001	87	#1,429
2000	71	#1,641
1995	77	#1,339
1990	38	#1,968
1985	17	#2,830
1980	10	#3,839
1975	7	#4,319
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Akash, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Akash?

The median living Akash is about 22 years old. Half of all living Akashs are between 15 and 29 years old.

How many people named Akash are alive today?

An estimated 2,300 people named Akash are alive in the United States, based on 2,376 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Akash mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).

How popular is the name Akash in 2025?

Akash ranked #4,402 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Akash?

2,376 babies have been named Akash in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Akash most popular?

Akash peaked in 2002, when 117 newborns received the name.

Is Akash a boy or girl name?

Akash is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Akash rising or falling?

Akash is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Akash become more popular?

Akash is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 boys named Akash in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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