Moksh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MOKSH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,313 for boys
Moksh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “liberation, release”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Moksh mean?
Sanskrit: from moksha
“liberation, release”
From moksha, the Hindu and Jain idea of final liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
Is Moksh a girl's or a boy's name?
Moksh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Moksh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 120% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Moksh, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Moksh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Moksh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
How popular is Moksh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Moksh, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Moksh in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Moksh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 31 | #3,512 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Moksh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh Aarav Veer Vihaan Ansh Krish Vansh Avyaan Dhruv Daksh Aviraj Yuvraj
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, “Moksh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/moksh, updated 20 October 2026.