Boys' name · since 1978
Ashkan
Ashkan has 231 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashkan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 231 have been recorded since 1978.
Ashkan has 231 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2023.
- #12,108 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 231 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashkan ranks #12,108 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,108 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashkan's 231 recorded births place it above 73.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ashkan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashkan's full recorded timeline at 1995, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashkan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ashkan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (91 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Ashkan's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ashkan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 91 births (39% of all-time use).
Ashkan by state
Where Ashkan concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 22.9% |
53 of 231 births nationwide.
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- Ashkan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ashkans (53 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashkan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1978–2023 (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 Ashkan 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.