How Many People Are Named Akshay?
An estimated 1,767 people in the United States have the first name Akshay. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Akshay peaked in popularity in 2008 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Akshay 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 Akshay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,767
About 1 in 193,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
89 births
Total Registered
1,793
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Akshay
Akshay is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,793 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Akshay as a male name
Ranked #4,557 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (89 births)
Akshay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Akshay span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 736 babies were registered. Akshay has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Akshay by Decade
How has Akshay 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.
Akshay by State
Birth registrations for Akshay span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Virginia. On average, about 77 Akshays were registered per state.
Akshay + Last Name Combinations
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Akshay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Akshay?
We estimate approximately 1,767 people named Akshay 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 193,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Akshay a common name?
Akshay is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,793 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Akshay most popular?
Akshay reached peak popularity in 2008, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Akshay is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Akshay a male name?
Akshay is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Akshay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Akshay Smith, Akshay Johnson, Akshay 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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