Aksharan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AK-shah-ran
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Aksharan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “imperishable”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Aksharan mean?
Sanskrit: Tamil-style masculine form from Sanskrit akshara
“imperishable”
Sanskrit akshara means both 'imperishable' and 'letter of the alphabet'; the -an ending is typical of Tamil boys' names.
Is Aksharan a girl's or a boy's name?
Aksharan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aksharan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Aksharan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Aksharan than any year since 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Aksharan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
Names like Aksharan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aviraj, Aarav, Avyaan, Vihaan, Shivansh, Arjan, Atharv, Adhrit, Avi, Advik, Ayansh, Veer
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani
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, “Aksharan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aksharan, updated 20 October 2026.