US rank #7536 Boys' name Peak 2023 108 births

Asahi — #7536 US boys' name

108 babies named Asahi in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s452020s58
#7536
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 47% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Asahi was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

15 babies were named Asahi in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asahi

The Social Security Administration has registered 108 babies named Asahi between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Asahi currently holds the #7536 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asahi performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Asahi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Asahi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asahi 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 108 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.

Asahi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

108

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,536

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Asahi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
15
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20242023202220212020201920182017201520142005 5

Asahi by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
58 births that decade — 54% of Asahi's all-time total
2000s52010s452020s58

Asahi by state

Where Asahi concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Asahi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.6%
California share of Asahi's total US births 4.6%

5 of 108 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asahi?
108 babies have been named Asahi since 2005. It currently ranks #7536 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 15 births.
When was Asahi most popular?
Asahi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Asahi most popular?
The top states for the name Asahi are California (5 births).
How long has the name Asahi been used?
Asahi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Asahi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asa, Asad, Asaiah, Asael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2005–2024 (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.