Aakash Boy
How popular is Aakash?
#8,239 boy name in 2025
9 baby boys were named Aakash in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
Aakash popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #8,239 for boys (▼ 1775 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,285 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (49 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,839 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aakash counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Akash family of names ranked #2,776 for boys in 2025 (#2,328 the year before), with 32 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Akash | 23 | 72% |
| Aakash | 9 | 28% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Aakash is most popular
Babies named Aakash per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Aakash by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1980s | 73 | #3,440 |
| 1990s | 293 | #1,839 |
| 2000s | 348 | #2,151 |
| 2010s | 252 | #3,229 |
| 2020s | 78 | #4,776 |
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Questions
- Is Aakash a boy or girl name?
- Aakash is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Aakash were boys.
- How popular is the name Aakash?
- 9 baby boys were named Aakash in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
- When was Aakash most popular?
- Aakash peaked in 2002, when 49 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,839 in 1992.
- How many people are named Aakash?
- 1,049 babies have been named Aakash in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,029 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Aakash most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aakash was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.