Recorded 1989–2007 Boys' name Peak 1991 58 births

Ashkon — boys' name

58 babies named Ashkon in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s342000s18

The verdict

58 boys have been named Ashkon since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

58
total births
1989–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ashkon was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ashkon in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashkon

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Ashkon between 1989 and 2007, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ashkon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashkon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashkon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ashkon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashkon 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 58 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.

Ashkon at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

58

Since 1989

19 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1989

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2007

Ashkon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1989

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Ashkon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 59% of Ashkon's all-time total
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Ashkon by state

Where Ashkon concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ashkon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 10.3%
California share of Ashkon's total US births 10.3%

6 of 58 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashkon?
58 babies have been named Ashkon since 1989. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Ashkon most popular?
Ashkon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ashkon most popular?
The top states for the name Ashkon are California (6 births).
How long has the name Ashkon been used?
Ashkon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 19 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Ashkon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asher, Ashton, Ashley, Ash, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2007 (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.