Recorded 1983–2002 Girls' name Peak 1998 27 births

Ashala — girls' name

27 babies named Ashala in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 girls have been named Ashala since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

27
total births
1983–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Ashala was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ashala in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashala

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Ashala between 1983 and 2002, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashala currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashala performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashala shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashala 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 27 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.

Ashala at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

27

Since 1983

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1983

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2002

Ashala popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1983

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Ashala by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 63% of Ashala's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashala?
27 babies have been named Ashala since 1983. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Ashala most popular?
Ashala was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Ashala been used?
Ashala has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 20 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Ashala?
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, 1983–2002 (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.