Aqsah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AK-sa
- Origin
- Arabic
Aqsah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the farthest”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aqsah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Aqsa
“the farthest”
Taken from al-Masjid al-Aqsa, 'the Farthest Mosque', in Jerusalem, which is named in the Quran.
Meaning borrowed from Aqsa.
Is Aqsah a girl's or a boy's name?
Aqsah is a girls' name.
How popular is Aqsah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 5 girls.
Aqsah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Aqsah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hibah, Aakifah, Farah, Azeemah, Samah, Afrah, Faiza, Saba, Aysha, Ammarah, Umamah, Aafiyah
Names related to Aqsah
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, “Aqsah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aqsah, updated 20 October 2026.