Aqsa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AK-sa
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #304 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,194 for girls
Aqsa is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the farthest”. In 2025 it ranked 304th for girls in the UK (160 babies) and 2,194th for girls in the US (84 babies).
What does Aqsa mean?
Arabic
“the farthest”
Taken from al-Masjid al-Aqsa, 'the Farthest Mosque', in Jerusalem, which is named in the Quran.
Is Aqsa a girl's or a boy's name?
Aqsa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 160 girls in the UK and 84 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aqsa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #304among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 160about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 87% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 160 girls in the UK were named Aqsa, making it the 304th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 478th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 174 girls.
Half of all the girls named Aqsa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 289th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Aqsa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | #304 |
| 2024 | 174 | #285 |
| 2023 | 112 | #412 |
| 2022 | 105 | #447 |
| 2021 | 120 | #411 |
| 2020 | 92 | #478 |
| 2019 | 76 | #577 |
| 2018 | 71 | #631 |
| 2017 | 58 | #754 |
| 2016 | 60 | #736 |
| 2015 | 50 | #830 |
| 2014 | 74 | #614 |
| 2013 | 85 | #542 |
| 2012 | 91 | #523 |
| 2011 | 92 | #508 |
| 2010 | 109 | #442 |
| 2009 | 91 | #495 |
| 2008 | 73 | #572 |
| 2007 | 82 | #511 |
| 2006 | 81 | #511 |
| 2005 | 59 | #615 |
| 2004 | 65 | #541 |
| 2003 | 83 | #456 |
| 2002 | 89 | #413 |
| 2001 | 70 | #480 |
| 2000 | 52 | #583 |
| 1999 | 59 | #541 |
| 1998 | 53 | #567 |
| 1997 | 37 | #733 |
| 1996 | 34 | #733 |
How popular is Aqsa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,194among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 195% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 84 girls in the US were named Aqsa, making it the 2,194th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,356th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 84 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Aqsa in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aqsa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #2,194 |
| 2024 | 84 | #2,231 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,975 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2021 | 43 | #3,552 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4,356 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
Names like Aqsa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Hiba Ayah Zainab Amira Abeeha Aaliyah Ayra Rahma Aiza Arwa
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
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, “Aqsa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aqsa, updated 20 October 2026.