Boys' name · since 1987
Asahel
305 babies named Asahel in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,982 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Asahel currently ranks #5982 among boys' names in America, with 305 babies recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Asahel recorded 305 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #5982 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #10,474 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,982 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 305 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asahel ranks #10,474 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,982 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 305 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,982 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 305
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Asahel's 305 recorded births place it above 76.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Asahel compares
305 46th percentile among 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
Asahel's all-time total is 17% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asahel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 305 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asahel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asahel splits its recorded history at 2010: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asahel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Asahel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (98 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Asahel's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Asahel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 98 births (32% of all-time use).
Asahel by state
Where Asahel concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.6% |
17 of 305 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Asahel's data
- Asahel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Asahels (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Asahel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Asahel 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.