How Many People Are Named Akasha?
An estimated 1,384 people in the United States have the first name Akasha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Akasha peaked in popularity in 2003 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Akasha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Akasha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,384
About 1 in 247,655 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2003
132 births
Total Registered
1,407
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Akasha
Akasha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,407 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Akasha as a female name
Ranked #5,947 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (132 births)
Akasha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Akasha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 646 babies were registered. Akasha has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Akasha by Decade
How has Akasha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Akasha by State
Birth registrations for Akasha span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Indiana. On average, about 16 Akashas were registered per state.
Akasha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Akasha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Akasha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Akasha?
We estimate approximately 1,384 people named Akasha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 247,655 Americans share this first name.
Is Akasha a common name?
Akasha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,407 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Akasha most popular?
Akasha reached peak popularity in 2003, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Akasha is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Akasha a female name?
Akasha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Akasha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Akasha Smith, Akasha Johnson, Akasha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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