Girls' name · since 1911
Asako
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 225 babies named Asako, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,598 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asako sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 225 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Asako recorded 225 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1991.
- #18,598 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 225 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asako ranks #18,598 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,598 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 225
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asako's 225 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Asako's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asako splits its recorded history at 1925: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asako popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1991
- Peak year (1925)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Asako by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (111 births, 49% of the file).
1920s was Asako's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Asako births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
70 births
- 1920s
1920s
111 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 111 births (49% of all-time use).
Asako by state
Where Asako concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 107 | 47.6% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 16.4% |
107 of 225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Asako's data
- Asako's decade-level peak was the 1920s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Asakos (107 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Asako: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1911–1991 (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 Asako 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.