Akshar
Masculine · “imperishable”
Akshar is the Sanskrit word for a syllable, and it means literally the imperishable — the smallest unit of language, understood as something that does not decay.
How old is the name Akshar?
Akshar first appears in US birth records in 1987 — 38 years ago. The typical Akshar alive today was born around 2012, making them about 13 years old. About 600 people named Akshar are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Akshar most popular?
Akshar peaked in 2020, reaching #3274 nationally. Today it ranks #3949, 675 places below that high. See the whole 2020 chart.
Where it comes from
From akshara to Akshar
The story of Akshar
The connection is deliberate: Indian thought held the sounds of the Veda to be eternal and uncreated, so the word for a syllable is the word for what does not perish. Akshara also names the imperishable absolute in the Bhagavad Gita. It is used as a personal name across India, particularly in Gujarat, and the Akshardham temples carry the word.
Meaning
imperishable; syllable
From Sanskrit a-, not, and kshar, to flow away or perish; akshara names anything that does not decay and, by extension, a letter or syllable, since the sound of a mantra was held to be permanent.
How the name formed
- akshara
- Akshar
Related forms: Akshar · Akshara · Akshar
Pronouncing Akshar
AHK-shar
Two syllables, first stressed. The ksh cluster is a single sound in Sanskrit.
Nicknames for Akshar
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1987
- Most boys named
- 202034 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3274reached in 2020
- Change vs 2024
- +80.0%27 in 2025, from 15
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Akshar in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Akshar in Hindi — transliteration
- Akshara in Sanskrit — same name
- Akshar in Gujarati — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New Jersey, Illinois, Georgia.
Akshars among us
people named Akshar are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 63,262 born in 2025 was named Akshar
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Mylon test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Akshar's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Mylon climbed just as high around 1958, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Mylon's path sketches the road Akshar is walking now.
Akshar sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Akshar is headed
Akshar is easing off slowly — about 26% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Akshar beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Akshar in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning with a genuinely profound idea inside the word.
- Six letters and two syllables, quick to write.
- Aksh is a complete short form in current use.
- The ksh cluster is a single Sanskrit sound that English splits into three.
- Akshar, Akshay and Akshat are all in use and get confused.
- It needs explaining outside Indian communities every time.
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Frequently asked
- How many Akshars are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Akshar are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Akshar in 2025?
- Akshar ranks #3949 among US boy names in 2025, with 27 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Akshar?
- About 1 in every 63,262 US boys born in 2025 was named Akshar — 27 in all.
- Will my child share the name Akshar with classmates?
- Akshar will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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