Recorded 1917–1925 Girls' name Peak 1920 33 births

Asayo — girls' name

33 babies named Asayo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s26

The verdict

33 girls have been named Asayo since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.

33
total births
1917–1925
years on record
1920s
peak decade
79%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Asayo was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Asayo in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asayo

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Asayo between 1917 and 1925, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Asayo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asayo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Asayo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Asayo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asayo 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 33 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.

Asayo at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

33

Since 1917

9 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1917

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1925

Asayo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1917

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
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Asayo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 79% of Asayo's all-time total
1910s71920s26

Asayo by state

Where Asayo concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Asayo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
29 87.9%
Hawaii share of Asayo's total US births 87.9%

29 of 33 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asayo?
33 babies have been named Asayo since 1917. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Asayo most popular?
Asayo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Asayo most popular?
The top states for the name Asayo are Hawaii (29 births).
How long has the name Asayo been used?
Asayo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 9 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Asayo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asa, Asani, Asanti, Asante, 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, 1917–1925 (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.