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Daksh

Boy

Meaning of Daksh: Sanskrit: 'capable'

Daksh is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3233rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3233

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

759

First recorded 2004 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 21 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 35 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 31 babies20102011: 42 babies2012: 36 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 36 babies2015: 31 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 60 babies2020: 41 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 43 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Daksh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 60.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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