What origin is the name Akanksha?

Akanksha comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Akanksha a popular name?

Akanksha is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

What are good brother names for Akanksha?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Akanksha — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

How is Akanksha written in its native script?

Akanksha is written आकांक्षा.

What is the rashi of the name Akanksha?

Akanksha starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Akanksha

Q: Is Akanksha a rare name?

Yes. Akanksha does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Akanksha

Akanksha

Girl

sanskrit

3 syllables

Akanksha is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "This Sanskrit female name translates to desire, wish, or expectation, representing a person's hopes and aspirations.", Rashi Mesh.

Akanksha is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "This Sanskrit female name translates to desire, wish, or expectation, representing a person's hopes and aspirations.". At 8 letters it is a longer name, which leaves room for a nickname. It has 3 syllables.

Hindi script: आकांक्षा
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 3

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

This Sanskrit female name translates to desire, wish, or expectation, representing a person's hopes and aspirations.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as आकांक्षा

Quick answers about Akanksha

Very rare in US records

What does Akanksha mean?

Akanksha is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "This Sanskrit female name translates to desire, wish, or expectation, representing a person's hopes and aspirations.".

Is Akanksha a rare name?

Yes. Akanksha does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Akanksha

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 2

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.