Boys' name · since 1989
Ashkon
Ashkon has 58 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,074 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashkon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 1989.
Ashkon has 58 recorded births among boys since 1989, 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 1989 to 2007.
- #21,074 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 58 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashkon ranks #21,074 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,074 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 58
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashkon's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ashkon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ashkon's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ashkon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2007
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Ashkon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (34 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Ashkon's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ashkon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (59% of all-time use).
Ashkon by state
Where Ashkon concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 10.3% |
6 of 58 births nationwide.
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- Ashkon's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2000s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ashkons (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ashkon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1989–2007 (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 Ashkon 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.