Unisex name · since 1999
Asani
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 614 babies named Asani, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,770 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 614
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
614 babies have been named Asani since 1999, making it today's #2770 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Asani recorded 614 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #2770 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #10,396 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,770 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 614 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asani ranks #10,396 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,770 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 614 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,396 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,770 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 614
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Asani's 614 recorded births place it above 85.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Asani compares
614 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Asani's all-time total is 63% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 614 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Asani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Asani's full recorded timeline at 2012, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 85 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Asani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Asani popularity over time - boys
372 total births recorded since 1999 (Asani as boys' name)
Asani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (254 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Asani's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Asani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
254 births
- 2020s
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 254 births (41% of all-time use).
How Asani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Asani's total volume
Asani by state
Where Asani concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 3.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 14 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
21 of 614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Asani appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Asani's data
- Asani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (254 total births) through the 2020s (214) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Asanis (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Asani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Asani 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.