Aksa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AK-sah
- Origin
- Arabic
Aksa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the farthest”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aksa mean?
Arabic: from Arabic al-Aqsa
“the farthest”
Recalls al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, named after the 'farthest mosque' of the Quran.
Is Aksa a girl's or a boy's name?
Aksa is a girls' name.
How popular is Aksa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aksa in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Aksa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,545 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
Names like Aksa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anisha, Asha, Priya, Kridha, Viha, Radhika, Amrit, Aavya, Isha, Anvika, Sasha, Anya
Names related to Aksa
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aksa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aksa, updated 20 October 2026.