girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Aqsa

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,196 Trend ↑ Rising 202%
Rank 2025
#2,196
among girls · ↑38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
84
named Aqsa
How common
1 in 19,134
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
84 babies
All-time total
741
#9,200 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Aqsa popularity over time

741 babies have been named Aqsa since 1990, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 – – – –
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1920s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 106 11 – #4,808
2000s 133 13 +25% #6,249
2010s 157 16 +18% #5,473
2020s (to 2025) 345 58 +266% #2,196

Where Aqsa 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 101 0.06 outside top 500
2027 118 0.07 outside top 500
2028 135 0.08 outside top 500
2029 151 0.09 outside top 500
2030 166 0.10 outside top 500

Where Aqsa is most popular

Girls named Aqsa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in Virginia, New York, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aqsa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Virginia 28 0.164 +324%
New York 50 0.126 +226%
California 56 0.067 +72%
Washington 6 0.042 +7%
Michigan 6 0.033 -15%
Illinois 6 0.026 -32%
Texas 21 0.026 -33%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
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New Mexico – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aqsa

Aqsa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,196 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 741 American babies have been named Aqsa. Its peak came in 2024, when 84 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Aqsa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aqsa?

The median living Aqsa is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 20. An estimated 700 people named Aqsa are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Aqsa year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 84 #2,196
2024 84 #2,234
2023 56 #2,983
2022 47 #3,371
2021 43 #3,553
2020 31 #4,366
2019 22 #5,634
2018 23 #5,473
2017 17 #6,838
2016 15 #7,638
2015 14 #8,049
2014 9 #11,076
2013 12 #9,087
2012 8 #12,331
2011 17 #7,148
2010 20 #6,405
2009 10 #10,770
2008 16 #7,782
2007 13 #9,070
2006 11 #9,976
2005 11 #9,528
2004 19 #6,249
2003 15 #7,250
2002 12 #8,350
2001 15 #6,990
2000 11 #8,593
1995 12 #7,084
1990 8 #9,302
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aqsa?

The median living Aqsa is about 7 years old. Half of all living Aqsas are between 2 and 20 years old.

How many people named Aqsa are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Aqsa are alive in the United States, based on 741 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aqsa in 2025?

Aqsa ranked #2,196 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aqsa?

741 babies have been named Aqsa in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aqsa most popular?

Aqsa peaked in 2024, when 84 newborns received the name.

Is Aqsa a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aqsa rising or falling?

Aqsa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aqsa become more popular?

Aqsa is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 166 girls named Aqsa 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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