Total births
23
Boys' name · since 2017
Ashen
23 babies named Ashen in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13720
- among boys today
- 23
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
23 babies have been named Ashen since 2017, making it today's #13720 boys' name.
Ashen has 23 recorded births among boys since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13720 as of the latest data, more common than 4% of boys, 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 2017 to 2025.
- #13720 among boys today
- 23 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Ashen is currently the #13720 boys' name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 23 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13720
- among boys today
- 23
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Ashen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13720
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Ashen was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ashen in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Ashen compares
23 9th percentile among 14,294 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
Ashen's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashen | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ashen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashen splits its recorded history at 2024: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashen at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#13,720
Active since
2017
Ashen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Ashen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ashen's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Ashen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 18 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ashen? ▼
Ashen has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #13720 as of the latest data. 8 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Ashen most popular? ▼
Ashen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Ashen been used? ▼
Ashen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 9 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ashen? ▼
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 Ashen
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ashen: #13720 Boys' Name - 23 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ashen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ashen 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 July 2026.