Laksh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAKSH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,087 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Laksh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “aim, target”. In 2025 it ranked 2,087th for boys in the UK (12 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Laksh mean?
Sanskrit: Indian name from Sanskrit
“aim, target”
Related to the Sanskrit lakshya, an aim or goal.
Is Laksh a girl's or a boy's name?
Laksh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laksh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,087among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the UK were named Laksh, making it the 2,087th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Laksh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,011th in England and Wales.
Laksh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,087 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
How popular is Laksh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Laksh, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Laksh in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Laksh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
Names like Laksh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Shivansh Daksh Veer Vansh Vihaan Ansh Krish Dhruv Avyaan Yuvraj Aviraj
Names related to Laksh
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
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, “Laksh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laksh, updated 20 October 2026.