Boys' name · since 1950
Ashok
263 babies named Ashok in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,231 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 263
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ashok is the #12231 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 263 recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Ashok recorded 263 times among boys since 1950, holding rank #12231 nationally today, ahead of 12% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #11,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,231 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 263 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashok ranks #11,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,231 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 263 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,231 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 263
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ashok's 263 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ashok compares
263 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ashok's all-time total is 29% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashok | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 263 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ashok's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ashok's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ashok popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Ashok by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (72 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Ashok's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Ashok births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
72 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 72 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ashok's data
- Ashok's decade-level peak was the 1970s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Ashok: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Ashok 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.