Boys' name · since 1993
Askari
286 babies named Askari in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,312 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
286 babies have been named Askari since 1993, making it today's #5312 boys' name.
Askari has 286 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5312 as of the latest data, more common than 62% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #10,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,312 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 286 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Askari ranks #10,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,312 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 286 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,312 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Askari's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Askari compares
286 45th percentile among 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
Askari's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Askari | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 286 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Askari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Askari splits its recorded history at 2012: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Askari popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Askari by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Askari's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Askari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (35% of all-time use).
Askari by state
Where Askari concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 63 | 22.0% |
63 of 286 births nationwide.
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What to do with Askari's data
- Askari's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Askaris (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Askari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Askari 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.