Given name
Achsah
“bracelet for the ankle”
Achsah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “bracelet for the ankle.”
Original Hebrewעכסה
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “bracelet for the ankle.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun ekes (עכס), “anklet or bangle.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Achsah appears in Joshua 15:16.
From biblical name research
Achsah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 116
- 0 boys · 116 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #10,927 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,927 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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