Unisex name · since 1988

Aseel

Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,234 babies named Aseel, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#6,491 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,502 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,234
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Aseel is the #2502 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,234 recorded since 1988.

Social Security Administration records show Aseel recorded 1,234 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #2502 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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 1988 to 2025.

  • #6,491 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,502 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,234 born since 1988
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aseel ranks #6,491 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,502 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,234 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,491 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,502 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,234
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85.5%
Aseel vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Aseel's 1,234 recorded births place it above 91.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Aseel compares

1,234 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Aseel's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Aseel Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,234 376 567,345
Peak-year births 77 21 19,840

Aseel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Aseel splits its recorded history at 2009: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Aseel popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
77
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
020406080100 19881997200220072012201720222025 71

Aseel popularity over time - boys

159 total births recorded since 1998 (Aseel as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 159 births
468101214 1998201020132016201920232025 8

Aseel by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (536 births, 43% of the file).

2010s was Aseel's strongest decade.

536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Aseel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 536 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Aseel 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 Aseel's total volume

Aseel vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 20406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -33, 6.2%-30, 6.7%-36, 6.6%-30, 5.7%-27, 7.4%-108, 4%-115, 7.5%-31, 12.4%-30, 6.4%-25, 8.1%-32, 6.6%-111, 3.1%-36, 7.2%-54, 6.3%-38, 6.6%Aseel-38, 6.2%Aseel
Aseel vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Aseel by state

Where Aseel concentrates geographically, total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aseel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
125 10.1%
#2 Michigan
108 8.8%
#3 California
71 5.8%
#4 Illinois
59 4.8%
#5 Texas
30 2.4%
#6 Ohio
26 2.1%
#7 Florida
7 0.6%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.4%
New York share of Aseel's total US births 10.1%
Even split

125 of 1,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Aseel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aseel?
Aseel has been given to 1,234 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #6,491 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #2,502 of 17,297. 77 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Aseel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aseel ranks #6,491 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,502 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aseel most popular?
Aseel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 536 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Aseel most popular?
The top states for the name Aseel are New York (125 births), Michigan (108 births), California (71 births).
Is Aseel a unisex name?
Yes, Aseel is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,234 births, and as a boy's name it has 159 births.
How long has the name Aseel been used?
Aseel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 38 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Aseel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asenath, Asees, Ase, Aseneth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aseel's data

  • Aseel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (536 total births) through the 2020s (377) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Aseels (125 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.

Keep exploring Aseel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aseel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2025 (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 Aseel 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.