How Many People Are Named Daksh?
An estimated 718 people in the United States have the first name Daksh. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Daksh peaked in popularity in 2019 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daksh 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 Daksh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
718
About 1 in 477,374 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2019
60 births
Total Registered
724
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daksh
Daksh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 724 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Daksh as a male name
Ranked #3,053 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (60 births)
Daksh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daksh span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 396 babies were registered. While Daksh is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Daksh by Decade
How has Daksh 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.
Daksh by State
Birth registrations for Daksh span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, Texas. The lowest are in Georgia, Washington, Texas. On average, about 45 Dakshs were registered per state.
Daksh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daksh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daksh
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Daksh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daksh?
We estimate approximately 718 people named Daksh 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 477,374 Americans share this first name.
Is Daksh a common name?
Daksh is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 724 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daksh most popular?
Daksh reached peak popularity in 2019, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daksh is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daksh a male name?
Daksh is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daksh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daksh Smith, Daksh Johnson, Daksh 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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