Boys' name · since 1973
Asif
Asif has 603 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 603
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
603 babies have been named Asif since 1973, making it today's #6543 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Asif recorded 603 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #6543 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,048 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,543 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 603 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asif ranks #7,048 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,543 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 603 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 603
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Asif's 603 recorded births place it above 84.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Asif compares
603 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Asif's all-time total is 63% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 603 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asif's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Asif by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (183 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Asif's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Asif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 183 births (30% of all-time use).
How Asif 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 Asif's total volume
Asif by state
Where Asif concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 91 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #3 | California | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
91 of 603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Asif's data
- Asif's decade-level peak was the 1980s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Asifs (91 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 Asif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Asif 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.