Akhilesh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- uh-khih-LAYSH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Akhilesh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lord of all”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Akhilesh mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit akhila 'whole, entire' + isha 'lord'
“lord of all”
An epithet of the Hindu gods Vishnu and Shiva as lords of the whole universe.
Is Akhilesh a girl's or a boy's name?
Akhilesh is a boys' name.
How popular is Akhilesh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Akhilesh in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akhilesh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
Nicknames for Akhilesh
- Akhil 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Akhilesh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Ansh, Krish, Dhruv, Atharva, Anirudh, Siddharth, Aviraj, Arnav, Pranav, Shiv, Rishi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
Sources
Figures from 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, “Akhilesh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akhilesh, updated 20 October 2026.