Recorded 2007–2022 Girls' name Peak 2011 22 births

Ashirah — girls' name

22 babies named Ashirah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

22 girls have been named Ashirah since 2007, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

22
total births
2007–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ashirah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ashirah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashirah

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ashirah between 2007 and 2022, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashirah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashirah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashirah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashirah 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 22 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.

Ashirah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

22

Since 2007

16 years of records

Peak year

2011

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2007

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ashirah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2007

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Ashirah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 45% of Ashirah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashirah?
22 babies have been named Ashirah since 2007. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 6 births.
When was Ashirah most popular?
Ashirah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Ashirah been used?
Ashirah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 16 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ashirah?
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.

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, 2007–2022 (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.