Boys' name · since 2012
Asai
Asai has 327 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,090 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Asai is the #2090 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 327 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Asai recorded 327 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #2090 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #10,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,090 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 327 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asai ranks #10,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,090 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 327 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,090 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 327
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Asai's 327 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Asai compares
327 47th 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
Asai's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 327 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Asai's full recorded timeline at 2020, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Asai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Currently ranks #2090 among boys.
327 total births across 14 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 71 births in a single year.
Asai popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 2022 (Asai as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Asai accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Asai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (253 births, 77% of the file).
2020s was Asai's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Asai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
253 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 253 births (77% of all-time use).
Asai decade highlights
- Peak decade 253 births
- Runner-up 74 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Asai by state
Where Asai concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 67 | 20.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 32 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 3.7% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
67 of 327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 20.5% of nationwide
- New Jersey 9.8% of nationwide
- Florida 3.7% of nationwide
- California 1.8% of nationwide
- North Carolina 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 20.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Asais (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2012–2025 (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 Asai 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.
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