Unisex name · since 1975
Ash
Ash has 2,535 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,180 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,535
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ash currently ranks #1180 among unisex names in America, with 2,535 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ash has been recorded 2,535 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #1180 nationally and more common than 92% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,845 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,180 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,535 born since 1975
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ash ranks #2,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,180 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,535 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,180 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,535
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ash's 2,535 recorded births place it above 93.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ash compares
2,535 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ash's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ash | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,535 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 204 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ash's full recorded timeline at 2009, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 204 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ash popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Ash popularity over time - girls
145 total births recorded since 1990 (Ash as girls' name)
Ash by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,143 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Ash's strongest decade.
1,143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 358
2000s
358 births
- 2010s
2010s
944 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,143 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,143 births (45% of all-time use).
How Ash 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 Ash's total volume
Ash by state
Where Ash concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 306 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 171 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 71 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Washington | | 69 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 66 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Oregon | | 65 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 56 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 54 | 2.1% |
306 of 2,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Ash appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ash's data
- California records the most Ashs (306 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 Ash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1975–2025 (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 Ash 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.