Is Akash a boy or girl name?
Akash is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 30 boys were named Akash, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,352 US babies named Akash were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,682
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Akash since 1975
- 2,352
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 117 babies
Boys and girls named Akash, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | #3,682 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,010 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,172 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,568 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 37 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 51 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 67 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 72 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 80 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 80 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 115 | #1,292 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 115 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 117 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 87 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 71 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 76 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 58 | #1,554 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 66 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 69 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 21 | #2,682 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,706 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,142 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,019 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,609 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,839 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,071 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,073 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,021 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,316 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Akash reached #1,191 in 2002. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Akash
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.