Boys' name · since 1975
Asael
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 1,644 babies named Asael, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,802 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,644
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,644 babies have been named Asael since 1975, making it today's #1802 boys' name.
Asael has 1,644 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1802 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,802 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,644 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asael ranks #3,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,802 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,644 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,802 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,644
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Asael's 1,644 recorded births place it above 91.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Asael compares
1,644 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Asael's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,644 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asael's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 89, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Asael by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (526 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Asael's strongest decade.
526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Asael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 173
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
526 births
- 2010s
2010s
520 births
- 2020s
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 526 births (32% of all-time use).
How Asael 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 Asael's total volume
Asael by state
Where Asael concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 403 | 24.5% |
| #2 | California | | 320 | 19.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.3% |
403 of 1,644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Asael's data
- Asael's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (526 total births) through the 2020s (349) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Asaels (403 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Asael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Asael 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.