Boys' name · since 1968
Ashish
Ashish has 903 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 903
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
903 boys have been named Ashish since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ashish recorded 903 times among boys since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #5,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 903 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashish ranks #5,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 903 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,487 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 903
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashish's 903 recorded births place it above 87.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ashish's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashish's full recorded timeline at 1994, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashish popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Ashish by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (225 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Ashish's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ashish births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
201 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s
1990s
178 births
- 2000s
2000s
205 births
- 2010s 70
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 225 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ashish compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ashish's total volume
Ashish by state
Where Ashish concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 7.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
65 of 903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ashish's data
- Ashish's decade-level peak was the 1980s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ashishs (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashish: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
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, 1968–2024 (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 Ashish 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.