Boys' name · since 1989
Asiel
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 865 babies named Asiel, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,502 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 865
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Asiel currently ranks #2502 among boys' names in America, with 865 babies recorded since 1989.
Asiel has 865 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2502 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,623 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,502 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 865 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asiel ranks #5,623 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,502 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 865 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,623 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,502 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 865
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Asiel's 865 recorded births place it above 87.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Asiel compares
865 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Asiel's all-time total is 134% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 865 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asiel's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asiel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Asiel popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2010 (Asiel as girls' name)
Asiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (334 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Asiel's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Asiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
334 births
- 2020s
2020s
327 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 334 births (39% of all-time use).
How Asiel 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 Asiel's total volume
Asiel by state
Where Asiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 140 | 16.2% |
| #2 | California | | 113 | 13.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 35 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 12 | 1.4% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
140 of 865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Asiel's data
- Asiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (334 total births) through the 2020s (327) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Asiels (140 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Asiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Asiel 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.