Boys' name · since 2012

Ashor

Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Ashor, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,717 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade

23 boys have been named Ashor since 2012, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Ashor recorded 23 times among boys since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2017.

  • #27,717 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashor ranks #27,717 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,717 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ashor's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ashor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ashor's full recorded timeline at 2016, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ashor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2012201420162017 6

Ashor by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Ashor's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Ashor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashor?
Ashor has been given to 23 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,717 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 7 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Ashor sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashor ranks #27,717 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ashor most popular?
Ashor was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Ashor been used?
Ashor has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 6 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Ashor?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ashor: 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, 2012–2017 (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 Ashor 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.