Recorded 2008–2021 Boys' name Peak 2008 51 births

Aesop — boys' name

51 babies named Aesop in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s352020s10
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Aesop was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Aesop in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aesop

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Aesop between 2008 and 2021, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aesop currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aesop performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aesop shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aesop in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aesop at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

51

Since 2008

14 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2008

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2021

Aesop popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2008

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 202120202019201820172016201520122008 6

Aesop by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
35 births that decade — 69% of Aesop's all-time total
2000s62010s352020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aesop?
51 babies have been named Aesop since 2008. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Aesop most popular?
Aesop was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Aesop been used?
Aesop has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 14 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Aesop?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aeson, Aesir, Aesyn. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.