Girls' name · since 1971
Ashaki
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.
- #17,514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 252
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
252 girls have been named Ashaki since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ashaki has 252 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1998.
- #17,514 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 252 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashaki ranks #17,514 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 252 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,514 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 252
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ashaki's 252 recorded births place it above 75.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ashaki's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ashaki's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ashaki popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1972)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1998.
252 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 31 births in a single year.
Ashaki by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (172 births, 68% of the file).
1970s was Ashaki's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Ashaki births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
172 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 172 births (68% of all-time use).
Ashaki decade highlights
- Peak decade 172 births
- Runner-up 59 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ashaki by state
Where Ashaki concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
Top 5 states
- New York 4.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 4.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Ashaki's data
- Ashaki's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 1990s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ashakis (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ashaki: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Ashaki 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.
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