Akasha: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,105

among girls · ↑863 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Akasha · +25% vs 2024

How common

1 in 64,291

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2003

132 babies

All-time total

1,433

#5,879 all-time among girls

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Akasha popularity over time

1,433 babies have been named Akasha since 1976, 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	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	11	1	–	#8,454
1980s	34	3	+209%	#6,285
1990s	231	23	+579%	#1,882
2000s	646	65	+180%	#1,477
2010s	335	34	-48%	#3,205
2020s (to 2025)	176	29	-12%	#3,884

Where Akasha is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls	Implied rank
2026	24	0.01	outside top 500
2027	23	0.01	outside top 500
2028	22	0.01	outside top 500
2029	21	0.01	outside top 500
2030	20	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Akasha

Akasha is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,105 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 1,433 American babies have been named Akasha. Its peak came in 2003, when 132 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 Akasha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Akasha?

The median living Akasha is about 19 years old; half are between 11 and 23. An estimated 1,400 people named Akasha 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.

Akasha year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	25	#5,105
2024	20	#5,968
2023	30	#4,570
2022	28	#4,795
2021	38	#3,884
2020	35	#4,011
2019	29	#4,656
2018	41	#3,678
2017	29	#4,700
2016	27	#4,995
2015	40	#3,770
2014	28	#4,897
2013	26	#5,147
2012	38	#3,991
2011	26	#5,213
2010	51	#3,205
2009	55	#3,088
2008	54	#3,121
2007	55	#3,128
2006	64	#2,757
2005	88	#2,106
2004	85	#2,118
2003	132	#1,477
2002	74	#2,228
2001	18	#6,077
2000	21	#5,317
1995	27	#3,879
1990	13	#6,470
1985	–	–
1980	5	#10,410
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Akasha?

The median living Akasha is about 19 years old. Half of all living Akashas are between 11 and 23 years old.

How many people named Akasha are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Akasha are alive in the United States, based on 1,433 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Akasha in 2025?

Akasha ranked #5,105 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Akasha?

1,433 babies have been named Akasha in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Akasha most popular?

Akasha peaked in 2003, when 132 newborns received the name.

Is Akasha a boy or girl name?

Akasha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Akasha rising or falling?

Akasha has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Akasha become more popular?

Akasha is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Akasha 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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