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Akshay

100% boys · 14 born in 2025

Akshay has been given to about 1,808 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,726
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Akshay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 89
  • Born in 202514
  • All time1,808
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Akshay?

Its best year was 2008, when 89 babies were given the name, ranking 1709th. The typical living American called Akshay is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Akshay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shay0.68
  2. Ajay0.62
  3. Asa0.53
  4. Clay0.52
  5. Akira0.47
  6. Asher0.45
  7. Ashtyn0.45

Middle names for Akshay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Akshay John0.77
  2. Akshay Lee0.77
  3. Akshay Dean0.76
  4. Akshay Bryce0.76
  5. Akshay Ross0.76
  6. Akshay Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Akshay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.86
  2. Palomasister · 0.86
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.86
  4. Hallesister · 0.86
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.85
  6. Hanasister · 0.85

Where Akshay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Akshay White0.72
    2. Akshay Reyes0.72
    3. Akshay Nguyen0.72
    4. Akshay Moore0.72
    5. Akshay Lee0.72
    6. Akshay Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Akshay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.