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Akash
OriginSanskrit
Meaning"sky, ether"
About Akash
Popular as a given name in India, Akash is also a concept in Indian cosmology referring to the ether.
Pronounced ah-KASH.
As of October 2026, Akash ranked #4402 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1191 in 2002.
Editor's take: The name Akash is a boy's name meaning "sky, ether".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,039 | 37 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | #2,685 | 45 | 23.5 |
| 2016 | #3,164 | 36 | 19 |
| 2017 | #2,568 | 49 | 26.5 |
| 2018 | #3,172 | 36 | 19.8 |
| 2019 | #2,584 | 50 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | #2,926 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2021 | #4,010 | 26 | 14.9 |
| 2022 | #3,536 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | #3,345 | 35 | 20.5 |
| 2024 | #3,682 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2025 | #4,402 | 23 | 13.5 |
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