Aqsa
Girl name · #2205 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 84 baby girls were named Aqsa, placing it at #2205 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,429 girls born in 2025 was named Aqsa.
The 35-year story
Aqsa first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 84 babies and a rank of #2231. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Aqsa per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Aqsa in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Aqsa is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Aqsa will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Aqsa is most common
State-level data for Aqsa is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Aqsa
Statistically, parents drawn to Aqsa tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Arwa, Issa, Asa, Azura, and Asra.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Aqsa | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #2194 |
| 2024 | 84 | #2231 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2975 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3365 |
| 2021 | 43 | #3553 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4358 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5612 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6808 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7602 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10955 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9036 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7118 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6382 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10679 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7742 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6216 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7207 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6956 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Aqsa a popular girl name?
Aqsa ranked #2205 among girls in 2025 with 84 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Aqsa most popular?
Aqsa peaked in 2024, when 84 American girls received the name (ranked #2231 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Aqsa?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,429 newborn American girls was named Aqsa. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.