Akshay Boy
How popular is Akshay?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Akshay in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
1,778living people named Akshay (est.)
21median age of people named Akshay
1,808babies named Akshay since 1880
1 in 236,810US babies born in 2025
Akshay popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▼ 1710 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,918 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (89 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,502 in 2002 |
| First recorded | 1981 |
| 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 |
Where Akshay is most popular
Babies named Akshay per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Akshay by decade
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Questions
- Is Akshay a boy or girl name?
- Akshay is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Akshay were boys.
- How popular is the name Akshay?
- 14 baby boys were named Akshay in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Akshay most popular?
- Akshay peaked in 2008, when 89 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,502 in 2002.
- How many people are named Akshay?
- 1,808 babies have been named Akshay in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,778 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Akshay most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Akshay 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.