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
0%100%Median name50%84.9%
Asai vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Asai's 327 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
71
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
020406080 201220132016201720182019202020212022202320242025 71

Asai popularity over time - girls

12 total births recorded since 2022 (Asai as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
6 20222024 6

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 253 births (77% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Asai by state

Where Asai concentrates geographically, total births since 2012

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Asai
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%
Pennsylvania share of Asai's total US births 20.5%
Even split

67 of 327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asai?
Since 2012, Social Security records show 327 babies named Asai. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #10,120 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,090 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 71 births.
Where does Asai sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Asai most popular?
Asai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Asai most popular?
The top states for the name Asai are Pennsylvania (67 births), New Jersey (32 births), Florida (12 births).
How long has the name Asai been used?
The SSA has tracked Asai since 2012 -- 14 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Asai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asa, Asaiah, Asad, Asael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Asai's data

  • 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Asai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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.