Boys' name · since 1970
Asad
1,991 babies named Asad in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,991
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Asad currently ranks #1925 among boys' names in America, with 1,991 babies recorded since 1970.
Asad has 1,991 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1925 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,925 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,991 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asad ranks #3,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,925 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,991 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,991
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Asad's 1,991 recorded births place it above 92.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Asad compares
1,991 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Asad's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,991 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asad's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 88, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Asad by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (497 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Asad's strongest decade.
497 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Asad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
358 births
- 2000s
2000s
455 births
- 2010s
2010s
497 births
- 2020s
2020s
480 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 497 births (25% of all-time use).
How Asad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Asad's total volume
Asad by state
Where Asad concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 213 | 10.7% |
| #2 | California | | 134 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 110 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 104 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 89 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 38 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 32 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 25 | 1.3% |
213 of 1,991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Asad appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Asad's data
- Asad's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (497 total births) through the 2020s (480) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Asads (213 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Asad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
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, 1970–2025 (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 Asad 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.