How Many People Are Named Akanksha?
people named Akanksha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,953,056 people in the US has this name
Based on 177 babies named Akanksha in Social Security records from 1999 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "desire, wish" in Sanskrit.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Akanksha in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Akanksha alive today is about 18 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Akanksha first appears in the records in 1999 and was given most often in 2003, to 20 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1999 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Akanksha has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #5,795, in 2003.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #5,795 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,501 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Akanksha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Akanksha were born in California than in any other state: about 7 of those alive today.
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