Boys' name · since 1994
Ashar
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 574 babies named Ashar, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,097 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 574
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
574 babies have been named Ashar since 1994, making it today's #4097 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashar has been recorded 574 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #4097 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,261 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,097 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 574 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashar ranks #7,261 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,097 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 574 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,097 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 574
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ashar's 574 recorded births place it above 84.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ashar compares
574 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ashar's all-time total is 56% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 574 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ashar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashar's full recorded timeline at 2011, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Ashar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (286 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Ashar's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Ashar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 82
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s
2020s
186 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 286 births (50% of all-time use).
How Ashar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ashar's total volume
Ashar by state
Where Ashar concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 45 | 7.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 35 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #4 | California | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
45 of 574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ashar's data
- Ashar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (286 total births) through the 2020s (186) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ashars (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ashar
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Ashar 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.