Naksh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAKSH
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
Naksh is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
Where does Naksh come from?
Used in Indian families; exact root uncertain
Is Naksh a girl's or a boy's name?
Naksh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naksh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,342nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Naksh, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Naksh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Naksh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
How popular is Naksh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,449th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Naksh, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 66 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Naksh in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naksh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 34 | #3,392 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,807 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,110 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
Names like Naksh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Aarav, Daksh, Veer, Jaksh, Krishiv, Laksh, Avyaan, Vihaan, Vansh, Aviraj, Ansh
Names related to Naksh
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, “Naksh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naksh, updated 20 October 2026.