US rank #6243 Girls' name Peak 2012 590 births

Ashira — #6243 US girls' name

590 babies named Ashira in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s842000s1972010s1922020s99
#6243
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ashira was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

31 babies were named Ashira in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashira

The Social Security Administration has registered 590 babies named Ashira between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashira currently holds the #6243 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashira performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 197 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ashira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ashira in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashira 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 590 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.

Ashira at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

590

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2012

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,243

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ashira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
31
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Ashira by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
197 births that decade — 33% of Ashira's all-time total
1980s181990s842000s1972010s1922020s99

Ashira by state

Where Ashira concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ashira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 2.7%
#2 California
15 2.5%
#3 Illinois
8 1.4%
#4 Florida
5 0.8%
#5 Georgia
5 0.8%
New York share of Ashira's total US births 2.7%
Even split

16 of 590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashira?
590 babies have been named Ashira since 1982. It currently ranks #6243 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 31 births.
When was Ashira most popular?
Ashira was most popular in the 2000s decade with 197 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Ashira most popular?
The top states for the name Ashira are New York (16 births), California (15 births), Illinois (8 births).
How long has the name Ashira been used?
Ashira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ashira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ashley, Ashlyn, Ashlee, Ashleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.