Recorded 1994–2023 Unisex name Peak 2003 29 births

Ashay — boys' name

29 babies named Ashay in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s72010s62020s6

The verdict

29 boys have been named Ashay since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

29
total births
1994–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ashay was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ashay in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashay

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Ashay between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ashay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Ashay is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1991.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ashay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashay 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 29 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.

Ashay at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

29

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ashay popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232014200319981994 5

Ashay popularity over time — girls

27 total births recorded since 1991 (Ashay as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
45678910 2008199619951991 5

Ashay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 34% of Ashay's all-time total
1990s102000s72010s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashay?
29 babies have been named Ashay since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Ashay most popular?
Ashay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Ashay a unisex name?
Yes, Ashay is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 29 births, and as a girl's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Ashay been used?
Ashay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ashay?
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.

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, 1994–2023 (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.