Recorded 1910–2017 Girls' name Peak 1921 124 births

Asalee — girls' name

124 babies named Asalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s761930s51940s62010s5
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Asalee was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

14 babies were named Asalee in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Asalee between 1910 and 2017, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Asalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asalee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Asalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Asalee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asalee 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 124 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.

Asalee at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

124

Since 1910

108 years of records

Peak year

1921

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1910

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2017

Asalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1910

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1921)
14
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
46810121416 2017192919251922191919131910 5

Asalee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
76 births that decade — 61% of Asalee's all-time total
1910s321920s761930s51940s62010s5

Asalee by state

Where Asalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Asalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
5 4.0%
South Carolina share of Asalee's total US births 4.0%

5 of 124 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asalee?
124 babies have been named Asalee since 1910. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1921 with 14 births.
When was Asalee most popular?
Asalee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Asalee most popular?
The top states for the name Asalee are South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Asalee been used?
Asalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 108 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Asalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asa, Asani, Asante, Asanti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1910–2017 (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.