Moksha
Girl · MOHK-sha · Sanskrit
Moksha is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “liberation, spiritual release”. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Moksha mean?
Sanskrit
“liberation, spiritual release”
In Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, moksha is liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth.
- Say it
- MOHK-sha
Is Moksha a girl's or a boy's name?
Moksha is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 15 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Moksha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 120% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Moksha, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 7 girls.
2025 had more girls named Moksha than any year since 2015.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Moksha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
How popular is Moksha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,131among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Moksha, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 2005. 5 boys were also named Moksha in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Moksha than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Moksha in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Moksha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 28 | #4,955 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
Names like Moksha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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