Girls' name · since 1969
Ashia
Ashia has 2,439 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,439
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,439 babies have been named Ashia since 1969, making it today's #11140 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashia has been recorded 2,439 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #11140 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,114 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,140 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,439 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashia ranks #4,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,140 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,439 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,140 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,439
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashia's 2,439 recorded births place it above 94.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ashia compares
2,439 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ashia's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,439 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ashia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashia splits its recorded history at 1997: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Ashia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (915 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Ashia's strongest decade.
915 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ashia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 216
1970s
216 births
- 1980s
1980s
488 births
- 1990s
1990s
915 births
- 2000s
2000s
594 births
- 2010s 168
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 915 births (38% of all-time use).
How Ashia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ashia's total volume
Ashia by state
Where Ashia concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 109 | 4.5% |
| #2 | California | | 90 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 79 | 3.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 69 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 56 | 2.3% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 46 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 43 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 1.6% |
109 of 2,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Ashia appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashia's data
- Ashia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (915 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ashias (109 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Ashia 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.