Girls' name · since 1982
Ashira
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 619 babies named Ashira, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,920 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 619
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
619 babies have been named Ashira since 1982, making it today's #4920 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashira has been recorded 619 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #4920 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #10,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,920 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 619 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashira ranks #10,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,920 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 619 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,920 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 619
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashira's 619 recorded births place it above 85.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ashira compares
619 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Ashira's all-time total is 65% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashira | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 619 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ashira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashira's full recorded timeline at 2006, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Ashira by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (197 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Ashira's strongest decade.
197 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ashira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s
2020s
128 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 197 births (32% of all-time use).
How Ashira 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 Ashira's total volume
Ashira by state
Where Ashira concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22 | 3.6% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
22 of 619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ashira's data
- Ashira's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (197 total births) through the 2020s (128) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ashiras (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ashira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Ashira 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.