Boys' name · since 2006
Asar
Asar has 177 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Asar is the #12951 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 177 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Asar recorded 177 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #12951 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, 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 2006 to 2025.
- #13,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,951 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 177 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asar ranks #13,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,951 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 177 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Asar's 177 recorded births place it above 69.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Asar compares
177 36th 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
Asar's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 177 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asar splits its recorded history at 2016: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Asar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (88 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Asar's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Asar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 88 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Asar's data
- Asar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Asar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Asar 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.