Entry № 65 · Hebrew origin

Achsah Achsah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AK-sah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Anklet (Caleb's daughter)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "anklet (caleb's daughter)".

Achsah (עַכְסָה) is the Hebrew word for "anklet" or "ankle ornament." In Joshua 15:16-19, Achsah was Caleb's daughter who boldly asked her father for additional springs of water for her land — the first biblical woman recorded as asking for and receiving property rights.

Rare but iconic in biblical scholarship.

Anklet. Caleb's daughter, the first biblical woman to claim property rights.

The name in its native script.

עַכְסָה
Transliteration
ʿAḵsāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈæk.sə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Achsah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Achsah · last year
87 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 · —

Achsahs before her.

Real people
Achsah
Caleb's daughter.
In fiction
Achsah
Joshua 15:16-19.
Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Achsah.

The number behind Achsah.

2

The Diplomat

Achsah reduces to two — the number of biblical property claim.

Why families chose this name.

"First biblical property claimer. Six letters. Achsah."
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