Boys' name · since 1880
Asbury
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 579 babies named Asbury, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 579
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asbury sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 579 recorded since 1880.
Asbury has 579 recorded births among boys since 1880, 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 1880 to 1979.
- #7,219 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 579 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asbury ranks #7,219 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 579 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 579
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asbury's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Asbury's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Asbury's full recorded timeline at 1921, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Asbury popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1979
- Peak year (1917)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Asbury by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (153 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Asbury's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Asbury births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
65 births
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
153 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 153 births (26% of all-time use).
How Asbury compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Asbury's total volume
Asbury by state
Where Asbury concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 33 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.0% |
33 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Asbury's data
- Asbury's decade-level peak was the 1920s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Asburys (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Asbury: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1880–1979 (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 Asbury 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.