Masculine dossier · first seen 1981
Akshay
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2008
Peak era
2008
Peak births
89
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Akshay
How many people are named Akshay?
An estimated 1,778 living Americans are named Akshay.
How rare is Akshay?
Akshay is very rare among babies today, with 14 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 84.3% from its 2008 peak.
How old is the typical Akshay?
The median age of a living American named Akshay is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 27 years old.
Is Akshay still popular?
Not especially. Akshay has been declining since its 2008 peak and registered 14 births in 2025.
Where is Akshay most common?
Akshay has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1981Peak 20082025
Peak year
2008
Decline from peak
84.3%
2025
14
All-time
1,808
Where it lives now
Akshay is most concentrated in California — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Akshay is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.