Akshay
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hindi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Akshay is a boys' name of Hindi origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Akshay mean?
Hindi
A male given name from Hindi.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Akshay a girl's or a boy's name?
Akshay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Akshay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Akshay, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 52 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Akshay than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Akshay in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Akshay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 27 | #917 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 25 | #821 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 23 | #782 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 26 | #690 |
| 1996 | 52 | #427 |
How popular is Akshay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Akshay, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 89 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
2025 had fewer boys named Akshay than any year since 1989.
Half of all the boys named Akshay in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akshay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2,487 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,436 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,009 |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,974 |
| 2008 | 89 | #1,708 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,016 |
| 2006 | 74 | #1,840 |
| 2005 | 74 | #1,769 |
| 2004 | 73 | #1,728 |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,684 |
| 2002 | 83 | #1,502 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,773 |
| 2000 | 67 | #1,695 |
| 1999 | 58 | #1,746 |
| 1998 | 68 | #1,555 |
| 1997 | 61 | #1,645 |
| 1996 | 46 | #1,929 |
| 1995 | 55 | #1,643 |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,659 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
Names like Akshay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Pranay, Avi, Aviraj, Aarush, Ajay, Shivay, Aj, Ansh, Adhvik, Yuvraj, Advik
Names related to Akshay
More Hindi names
Prisha, Saanvi, Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Reyansh, Sai, Shanaya, Neev, Rivaan, Samaira, Rishaan, Sanaya, Tulsi, Muskan
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, “Akshay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akshay, updated 20 October 2026.