Daksh

Daksh was the #3,314 boys' name in the US in 2025 (35 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #1,251 in Canada.

Daksh as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Daksh as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Daksh as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,314 (35)#2,014 (12)—#1,251 (19)
2024#3,045 (40)#2,444 (9)#785 (3)#1,909 (10)
2023#2,895 (43)#1,533 (16)—#947 (25)
2022#3,879 (28)#1,692 (14)#779 (3)#1,483 (13)
2021#2,775 (45)#2,301 (9)—#2,812 (5)
2020#2,886 (41)#2,076 (10)—#1,708 (10)
2019#2,292 (60)#1,869 (12)—#1,256 (16)
2018#2,674 (46)#1,533 (16)—#1,682 (10)
2017#2,951 (40)#2,052 (11)—#2,010 (8)
2016#2,783 (43)#1,903 (12)—#2,718 (5)
2015#3,513 (31)#2,150 (10)—#1,816 (9)
2014#3,090 (36)#1,630 (14)—#1,778 (9)
2013#3,405 (31)#1,706 (13)—#1,654 (10)
2012#3,115 (36)#1,430 (17)—#2,158 (7)
2011#2,798 (42)#1,600 (14)—#1,211 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #2,292.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2004.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 50,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Daksh is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 48,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 75,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Daksh by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Daksh (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Daksh (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DakshCanadaBoys#1,25119
DakshEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
DakshIrelandBoys—too few
DakshNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DakshUSBoys#3,31435