Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Akash through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,376
- 2,376 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 117 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #4,402 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,402 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 117 in 2002. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,912 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.
Akash’s family of names
Akash may belong to the same name family as AKASSH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Akash
- Akash ThosarIndian actorborn 1994
- Akash KhuranaIndian Bollywood actor, writer, media personality
- Akash NandyMalaysian racing driverborn 1997
- Akash Dasnayakpolitician from Odisha, Indiaborn 1980
- Aakash GuptaIndian stand-up comedian
- Akashdeep SaigalIndian actorborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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