Girls' name · since 1989

Ashna

Ashna has 651 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9,991 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,719 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
651
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

Ashna currently ranks #13719 among girls' names in America, with 651 babies recorded since 1989.

Ashna has 651 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13719 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.

  • #9,991 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,719 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 651 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashna ranks #9,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,719 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 651 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,991 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,719 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
651
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20.6%
Ashna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ashna's 651 recorded births place it above 86.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ashna compares

651 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ashna's all-time total is 73% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ashna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 651 376 567,345
Peak-year births 59 21 19,840

Ashna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ashna's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ashna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
59
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
020406080 19891995200020052010201520212025 6

Ashna by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (343 births, 53% of the file).

2000s was Ashna's strongest decade.

343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Ashna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 343 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ashna compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ashna's total volume

Ashna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -31, 5.8%-37, 5.7%-75, 3.1%-113, 5.2%-113, 4.9%-21, 14%-27, 7.1%-35, 7.4%-110, 6.1%-21, 8.2%-32, 8.7%-89, 3.8%-25, 21.1%-21, 13.3%-49, 5.7%Ashna-37, 9.1%Ashna
Ashna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ashna by state

Where Ashna concentrates geographically, total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Ashna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
108 16.6%
#2 New Jersey
38 5.8%
#3 New York
17 2.6%
#4 Florida
5 0.8%
#5 Illinois
5 0.8%
#6 Texas
5 0.8%
California share of Ashna's total US births 16.6%
Even split

108 of 651 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashna?
651 babies have been named Ashna since 1989. All-time, it sits at #9,991 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #13,719 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 59 births.
Where does Ashna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashna ranks #9,991 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,719 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ashna most popular?
Ashna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Ashna most popular?
The top states for the name Ashna are California (108 births), New Jersey (38 births), New York (17 births).
How long has the name Ashna been used?
Ashna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 37 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ashna?
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.

What to do with Ashna's data

  • Ashna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ashnas (108 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.

Keep exploring Ashna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ashna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2025 (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 Ashna 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.