Jaksh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAKSH
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
Jaksh is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies).
Where does Jaksh come from?
Modern Indian name; root uncertain
Is Jaksh a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaksh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jaksh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Jaksh, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Jaksh of any year since it first appeared, in 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Jaksh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
Names like Jaksh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh Pransh Naksh Daksh Krishiv Gurbaaz Jiyansh Avyaan Laksh Shiv Aviraj Arsh
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, “Jaksh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaksh, updated 20 October 2026.