Unisex name · since 1912
Asencion
379 babies named Asencion in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 379
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asencion sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 379 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Asencion recorded 379 times among boys since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2007.
- #9,313 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 379 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asencion ranks #9,313 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 379 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,313 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 379
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asencion's 379 recorded births place it above 79.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Asencion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asencion's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asencion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2007
- Peak year (1924)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Asencion popularity over time - girls
110 total births recorded since 1903 (Asencion as girls' name)
Asencion by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (94 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Asencion's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Asencion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
94 births
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s
1940s
58 births
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 94 births (25% of all-time use).
Asencion by state
Where Asencion concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 192 | 50.7% |
192 of 379 births nationwide.
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- Asencion's decade-level peak was the 1920s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Asencions (192 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Asencion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1912–2007 (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 Asencion 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.