Entry № 1497 · Sanskrit origin

Daksha Daksha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ DAHK-shah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Skilled / capable (Sanskrit + Daksha Prajapati father of Sati)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "skilled / capable (sanskrit + daksha prajapati father of sati)".

Daksha is from the Sanskrit दक्ष (Dakṣaskilled, capable, talented). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Hindu Vedic heritage aesthetic. Daksha is one of the foundational Sanskrit feminine + unisex names — central to traditional Hindu Vedic heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Daksha Prajapati — foundational creator-god + foundational son of foundational Brahma + foundational father of foundational Sati (foundational first wife of Shiva who self-immolated in protest of father's disrespect — foundational origin of Sati practice + Shakti Peethas 51 sacred Goddess sites where her dismembered body fell) + foundational central to foundational Daksha Yajna mythological narrative + foundational subject of foundational Linga Purana + Brahma Purana + Markandeya Purana + foundational central to foundational Hindu cosmological heritage; foundational also feminine usage Daksha as foundational Dakshayani (daughter of Daksha = Sati). Foundational subject of foundational pan-Hindu Shiva-Sati mythological heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Hindu mythological heritage.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Skilled / capable (Sanskrit). Foundational Sanskrit-Hindu Vedic feminine + foundational Daksha Prajapati + foundational creator-god + foundational son of Brahma + foundational father of Sati + foundational first wife of Shiva who self-immolated in protest of father's disrespect + foundational origin of Sati practice + Shakti Peethas 51 sacred Goddess sites where her dismembered body fell + foundational Daksha Yajna mythological narrative + foundational Linga Purana + Brahma Purana + Markandeya Purana + foundational Hindu cosmological heritage + foundational Daksha as Dakshayani daughter of Daksha = Sati + foundational pan-Hindu Shiva-Sati mythological heritage.

The name in its native script.

दक्ष
Transliteration
Dakṣa
Pronunciation
/ ˈdɑːk.ʃə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Daksha stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Daksha · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Dakshas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Daksha Prajapati
Creator-god + son of Brahma + father of Sati first wife of Shiva.
Hindu Puranas

Names connected to Daksha.

The number behind Daksha.

2

The Diplomat

Daksha reduces to two.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit skilled. Six letters. Daksha."
Ashwini · Mother of one · Pune