Recorded 1971–1998 Girls' name Peak 1972 252 births

Ashaki — girls' name

252 babies named Ashaki in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1721980s211990s59

The verdict

252 girls have been named Ashaki since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1998.

252
total births
1971–1998
years on record
1970s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Ashaki was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

31 babies were named Ashaki in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashaki

The Social Security Administration has registered 252 babies named Ashaki between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashaki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashaki performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 172 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashaki shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ashaki in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashaki in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 252 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ashaki at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

252

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1972

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Ashaki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1972)
31
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 1998199319821979197619731971 17

Ashaki by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
172 births that decade — 68% of Ashaki's all-time total
1970s1721980s211990s59

Ashaki by state

Where Ashaki concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ashaki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 4.8%
#2 Illinois
5 2.0%
New York share of Ashaki's total US births 4.8%
Even split

12 of 252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashaki?
252 babies have been named Ashaki since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1972 with 31 births.
When was Ashaki most popular?
Ashaki was most popular in the 1970s decade with 172 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Ashaki most popular?
The top states for the name Ashaki are New York (12 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Ashaki been used?
Ashaki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Ashaki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ashley, Ashlyn, Ashlee, Ashleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.