Girls' name · since 1896
Asenath
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 493 babies named Asenath, peaking in 1941. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,883 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 1896
- 1940s
- peak decade
493 babies have been named Asenath since 1896, making it today's #8883 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Asenath recorded 493 times among girls since 1896, holding rank #8883 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #11,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,883 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 493 born since 1896
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asenath ranks #11,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,883 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 493 born since 1896, peaking in the 1940s.
- #11,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,883 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 493
- born since 1896
- 1940s
- peak decade
Asenath's 493 recorded births place it above 83.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Asenath compares
493 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Asenath's all-time total is 31% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asenath | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 493 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Asenath's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asenath splits its recorded history at 1982: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asenath popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1941)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Asenath by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (164 births, 33% of the file).
1940s was Asenath's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Asenath births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
164 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 164 births (33% of all-time use).
Asenath by state
Where Asenath concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 14 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
17 of 493 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Asenath's data
- Asenath's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (164 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Asenaths (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Asenath: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Asenath 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.