Boys' name · since 1969
Ashraf
952 babies named Ashraf in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,291 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,786 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 952
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
952 babies have been named Ashraf since 1969, making it today's #3786 boys' name.
Ashraf has 952 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3786 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,291 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,786 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 952 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashraf ranks #5,291 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,786 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 952 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,291 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,786 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 952
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashraf's 952 recorded births place it above 88.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ashraf compares
952 Top 32% higher than 68% of 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
Ashraf's all-time total is 158% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashraf | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 952 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ashraf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashraf splits its recorded history at 1998: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashraf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Ashraf by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (200 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Ashraf's strongest decade.
200 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Ashraf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
200 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 200 births (21% of all-time use).
How Ashraf compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ashraf's total volume
Ashraf by state
Where Ashraf concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 79 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 45 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
79 of 952 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ashraf's data
- Ashraf's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (200 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ashrafs (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ashraf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Ashraf 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.