Daksh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAKSH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,313 for boys
Daksh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “able, skilful”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Daksh mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit daksha
“able, skilful”
In Hindu myth Daksha is a son of Brahma and the father of Sati, Shiva's first wife.
Is Daksh a girl's or a boy's name?
Daksh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daksh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Daksh, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Daksh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Daksh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
How popular is Daksh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Daksh, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,885th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Daksh in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daksh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,894 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,885 |
| 2019 | 60 | #2,291 |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,673 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,782 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
Names like Daksh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Shivansh Dhruv Veer Devansh Laksh Krish Vansh Ansh Vihaan Yuvraj Shiv
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena Veda
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, “Daksh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daksh, updated 20 October 2026.