Recorded 1989–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 443 births

Ashya — girls' name

443 babies named Ashya in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1072000s2262010s792020s26

The verdict

443 girls have been named Ashya since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

443
total births
1989–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Ashya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

31 babies were named Ashya in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashya

The Social Security Administration has registered 443 babies named Ashya between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 226 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ashya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ashya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashya 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 443 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.

Ashya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

443

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2003

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ashya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
31
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 202320182013200920052001199719931989 5

Ashya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
226 births that decade — 51% of Ashya's all-time total
1980s51990s1072000s2262010s792020s26

Ashya by state

Where Ashya concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ashya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.1%
New York share of Ashya's total US births 1.1%

5 of 443 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashya?
443 babies have been named Ashya since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 31 births.
When was Ashya most popular?
Ashya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 226 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Ashya most popular?
The top states for the name Ashya are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ashya been used?
Ashya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ashya?
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.

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, 1989–2023 (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.