Unisex name · since 1997
Ashe
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 342 babies named Ashe, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ashe is the #11221 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 342 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashe has been recorded 342 times among boys since 1997, currently ranked #11221 nationally and more common than 19% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #9,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,221 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 342 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashe ranks #9,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,221 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 342 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,874 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ashe's 342 recorded births place it above 78.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ashe compares
342 48th percentile among 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
Ashe's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 342 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ashe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashe splits its recorded history at 2012: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ashe popularity over time - girls
206 total births recorded since 1993 (Ashe as girls' name)
Ashe by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Ashe's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ashe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Ashe's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashe: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Ashe 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.