MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Akash mean?
Sanskrit ākāśa denotes open space as well as the visible sky. Indian philosophical vocabulary also uses it for the element of space.
Pronunciation
IAST: ākāśa
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आकाश
Letter-by-letter: ākāśa
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Akash in Indian usage
166,780 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,264 records (1.4%).
- Recorded as male: 164,516 records (98.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 201 |
| 1940s | 191 |
| 1950s | 311 |
| 1960s | 1,228 |
| 1970s | 3,967 |
| 1980s | 26,804 |
| 1990s | 133,908 |
| Other decades | 170 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 72,890 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 28,344 |
| Bihar | 19,393 |
| Rajasthan | 10,901 |
| Delhi | 8,972 |
| Jharkhand | 7,399 |
| Haryana | 6,029 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,487 |
| Kerala | 3,165 |
| Punjab | 1,087 |
| Assam | 925 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 814 |
| Maharashtra | 767 |
| Tripura | 739 |
| Goa | 468 |
| Chandigarh | 360 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 343 |
| Meghalaya | 219 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 124 |
| Other states | 354 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Akash / M | 4 | 4,275 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Akash ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Akash; Table_6, C4323 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Akash; Table_6, C4323
- Wiktionary: आकाश ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: Akash ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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