Boys' name · since 2018

Ashal

Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Ashal, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#32,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

Ashal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 2018.

Ashal has 12 recorded births among boys since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2023.

  • #32,441 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashal ranks #32,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#32,441 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ashal's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ashal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ashal's full recorded timeline at 2023, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ashal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20182023 7

Ashal by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Ashal's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Ashal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashal? ▼
12 babies have been named Ashal since 2018. All-time, it sits at #32,441 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
Where does Ashal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashal ranks #32,441 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ashal most popular? ▼
Ashal was most popular in the 2020s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Ashal been used? ▼
Ashal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 6 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ashal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asher, Ashton, Ashley, Ash, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Ashal

Nearby Names Like Ashal

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ashal

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#28 111,227 births
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#1180 2,535 births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ashal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2018–2023 (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 Ashal 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.