Achsah
Achsah is an Old Testament Biblical name, belonging to Achsah, daughter of Caleb, wife of Othniel.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Achsah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Achsah is an Old Testament Biblical name, belonging to Achsah, daughter of Caleb, wife of Othniel.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Achsah
The earliest SSA record of Achsah as a baby girl name dates back to 1890, when 6 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Achsah — #10,241 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Achsahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 108 Achsahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Achsah
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- Achsah Barlow Brewster (1879–1945), American artist
- Achsah Dorsey Serpell (1879–1961) and her niece, Achsah Bowie Dorsey (1921–2001), owners of Richland Farm
- Achsah Guibbory , American academic
- Achsah M. Skinner (1877–1956), American missionary teacher in Chile
- Alse Young (1615–1647), sometimes written as Achsah Young, first recorded person executed for witchcraft in the American colonies
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Names that sound like Achsah
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About the name Achsah
Achsah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 108 births in the dataset. Achsah's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #10,241. Use the chart and map above to compare Achsah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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