Girls' name · since 1963
Asha
9,069 babies named Asha in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,373 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,069
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
9,069 babies have been named Asha since 1963, making it today's #1373 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asha has been recorded 9,069 times among girls since 1963, currently ranked #1373 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #1,783 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,373 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,069 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asha ranks #1,783 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,373 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,069 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,373 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,069
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Asha's 9,069 recorded births place it above 97.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Asha compares
9,069 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Asha's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,069 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 250 | 21 | 19,840 |
Asha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asha's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 250, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 250
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Asha popularity over time - boys
58 total births recorded since 1987 (Asha as boys' name)
Asha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,162 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Asha's strongest decade.
2,162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Asha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 72
1960s
72 births
- 1970s 566
1970s
566 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,229 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,162 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,120 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,947 births
- 2020s
2020s
973 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,162 births (24% of all-time use).
How Asha 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 Asha's total volume
Asha by state
Where Asha concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,147 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 868 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 488 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 451 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 379 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 369 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 301 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 286 | 3.2% |
1,147 of 9,069 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Asha appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Asha's data
- Asha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (2,162 total births) through the 2020s (973) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ashas (1,147 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Asha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Asha 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.