Akanksha
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Akanksha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Akanksha mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Akanksha a girl's or a boy's name?
Akanksha is a girls' name.
How popular is Akanksha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5 girls.
Akanksha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
How popular is Akanksha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Akanksha in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akanksha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
Names like Akanksha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Akshara, Anvika, Prisha, Divisha, Avira, Advika, Radhika, Viha, Varnika, Krisha, Priya, Anisha
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Akanksha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akanksha, updated 20 October 2026.