Boys' name · since 2005
Asahi
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Asahi, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
121 babies have been named Asahi since 2005, making it today's #6688 boys' name.
Asahi has 121 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6688 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #16,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,688 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 121 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asahi ranks #16,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,688 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 121 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 121
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Asahi's 121 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Asahi compares
121 29th 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
Asahi's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asahi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 121 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asahi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asahi's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asahi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Asahi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (71 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Asahi's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Asahi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (59% of all-time use).
Asahi by state
Where Asahi concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 121 births nationwide.
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What to do with Asahi's data
- California records the most Asahis (5 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 Asahi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Asahi 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.