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Akasha

Girl

Meaning of Akasha: Sanskrit: 'sky or ether'

Akasha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4850th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#4850

25 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,433

First recorded 1976 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 27 babies1996: 77 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 74 babies2003: 132 babies2004: 85 babies2005: 88 babies2006: 64 babies2007: 55 babies2008: 54 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 38 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 40 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 29 babies2018: 41 babies2019: 29 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 20 babies2025: 25 babies
US babies named Akasha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 132.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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