US rank #2809 Boys' name Peak 2023 811 births

Asiel — #2809 US boys' name

811 babies named Asiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s342000s1652010s3342020s273
#2809
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Asiel was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

67 babies were named Asiel in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 811 babies named Asiel between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Asiel currently holds the #2809 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asiel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 334 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Asiel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 130 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Asiel in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asiel 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 811 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.

Asiel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

811

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2023

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,809

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Asiel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
67
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961989 5

Asiel popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2010 (Asiel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2010 6

Asiel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
334 births that decade — 41% of Asiel's all-time total
1980s51990s342000s1652010s3342020s273

Asiel by state

Where Asiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Asiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
130 16.0%
#2 California
105 12.9%
#3 Florida
35 4.3%
#4 Arizona
12 1.5%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.6%
#6 New York
5 0.6%
Texas share of Asiel's total US births 16.0%
Even split

130 of 811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asiel?
811 babies have been named Asiel since 1989. It currently ranks #2809 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 67 births.
When was Asiel most popular?
Asiel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 334 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Asiel most popular?
The top states for the name Asiel are Texas (130 births), California (105 births), Florida (35 births).
How long has the name Asiel been used?
Asiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Asiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asim, Asiah, Asif, Asir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2024 (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.