Unisex name · since 1994
Asiyah
Asiyah has 1,763 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,763
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Asiyah is the #1976 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,763 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asiyah has been recorded 1,763 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #1976 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #5,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,976 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,763 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asiyah ranks #5,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,976 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,763 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,763
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Asiyah's 1,763 recorded births place it above 92.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Asiyah compares
1,763 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Asiyah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,763 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Asiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asiyah splits its recorded history at 2010: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asiyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Asiyah popularity over time - boys
178 total births recorded since 2008 (Asiyah as boys' name)
Asiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (767 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Asiyah's strongest decade.
767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Asiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
396 births
- 2010s
2010s
767 births
- 2020s
2020s
535 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 767 births (44% of all-time use).
How Asiyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Asiyah's total volume
Asiyah by state
Where Asiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 254 | 14.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 137 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 127 | 7.2% |
| #4 | California | | 85 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 57 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 37 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.2% |
254 of 1,763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Asiyah appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Asiyah's data
- Asiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (767 total births) through the 2020s (535) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Asiyahs (254 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Asiyah: 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 (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Asiyah 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.