Daksha

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning skilled, able, competent.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Daksha by the numbers

Daksha was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 13 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Daksha. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Dashagift of god; a form of darya or daria101 in the US (2017)
  • Dikshainitiation or dedication10 in the US (2017)
  • Dhakshacapable, competent, intelligent3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Daysha31 in the US (2017)
  • Daisha21 in the US (2017)
  • Darsha5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Daksha

InsiyaSiyanaAmanahSukhmaniTeddieClodaghTiaraoluwaAdesuwa

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