Girls' name · since 1998

Aastha

Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 272 babies named Aastha, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,751 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,893 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
272
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade

272 babies have been named Aastha since 1998, making it today's #13893 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Aastha recorded 272 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #13893 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.

  • #16,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,893 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 272 born since 1998
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aastha ranks #16,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,893 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 272 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,751 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,893 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
272
born since 1998
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%19.6%
Aastha vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aastha's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.

How Aastha compares

272 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Aastha's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aastha Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 272 376 567,345
Peak-year births 36 21 19,840

Aastha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aastha splits its recorded history at 2009: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aastha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
36
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
010203040 19982002200520082011201420182025 6

Aastha by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 69% of the file).

2000s was Aastha's strongest decade.

188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Aastha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Aastha by state

Where Aastha concentrates geographically, total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aastha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
31 11.4%
#2 California
30 11.0%
New Jersey share of Aastha's total US births 11.4%
Even split

31 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aastha?
Since 1998, Social Security records show 272 babies named Aastha. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,751 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #13,893 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2005, with 36 births.
Where does Aastha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aastha ranks #16,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,893 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aastha most popular?
Aastha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Aastha most popular?
The top states for the name Aastha are New Jersey (31 births), California (30 births).
How long has the name Aastha been used?
Records for Aastha go back to 1998, giving 28 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Aastha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aashvi, Aashna, Aashi, Aasiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aastha's data

  • Aastha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New Jersey records the most Aasthas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aastha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aastha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.