US rank #3467 Boys' name Peak 2001 2,177 births

Ashwin — #3467 US boys' name

2,177 babies named Ashwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s1781990s4172000s7422010s6312020s188
#3467
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ashwin was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

86 babies were named Ashwin in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashwin

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,177 babies named Ashwin between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ashwin currently holds the #3467 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashwin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 742 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ashwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 394 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Ashwin in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashwin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,177 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ashwin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,177

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2001

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,467

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ashwin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
86
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Ashwin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
742 births that decade — 34% of Ashwin's all-time total
1970s211980s1781990s4172000s7422010s6312020s188

Ashwin by state

Where Ashwin concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ashwin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
394 18.1%
#2 Texas
134 6.2%
#3 New Jersey
106 4.9%
#4 New York
76 3.5%
#5 Illinois
51 2.3%
#6 Massachusetts
32 1.5%
#7 Michigan
31 1.4%
#8 Virginia
29 1.3%
California share of Ashwin's total US births 18.1%
Even split

394 of 2,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Ashwin appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashwin?
2,177 babies have been named Ashwin since 1976. It currently ranks #3467 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 86 births.
When was Ashwin most popular?
Ashwin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 742 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Ashwin most popular?
The top states for the name Ashwin are California (394 births), Texas (134 births), New Jersey (106 births).
How long has the name Ashwin been used?
Ashwin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ashwin?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.