Boys' name · since 1916
Asbery
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 21 babies named Asbery, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Asbery since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Asbery has 21 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1943.
- #28,503 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asbery ranks #28,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asbery's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Asbery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asbery's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asbery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1943
- Peak year (1916)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Asbery by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Asbery's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Asbery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Asbery's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- 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 Asbery: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1916–1943 (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 Asbery 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.