US rank #2103 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,555 births

Asael — #2103 US boys' name

1,555 babies named Asael in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s651990s1732000s5262010s5202020s260
#2103
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Asael was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

71 babies were named Asael in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asael

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,555 babies named Asael between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Asael currently holds the #2103 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asael performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 526 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Asael shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 380 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Asael in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asael 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 1,555 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.

Asael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,555

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2024

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,103

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Asael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
71
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
020406080 202420182012200620001994198819821975 5

Asael by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
526 births that decade — 34% of Asael's all-time total
1970s111980s651990s1732000s5262010s5202020s260

Asael by state

Where Asael concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Asael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
380 24.4%
#2 California
304 19.5%
#3 Florida
22 1.4%
#4 North Carolina
15 1.0%
#5 Arizona
6 0.4%
#6 Colorado
5 0.3%
#7 New York
5 0.3%
Texas share of Asael's total US births 24.4%
Even split

380 of 1,555 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asael?
1,555 babies have been named Asael since 1975. It currently ranks #2103 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 71 births.
When was Asael most popular?
Asael was most popular in the 2000s decade with 526 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Asael most popular?
The top states for the name Asael are Texas (380 births), California (304 births), Florida (22 births).
How long has the name Asael been used?
Asael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Asael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asa, Asad, Asaiah, Asante, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.