Boys' name · since 1969
Askia
Askia has 334 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 334
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Askia sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 334 recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Askia recorded 334 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2022.
- #10,010 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 334 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Askia ranks #10,010 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 334 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,010 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 334
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Askia's 334 recorded births place it above 77.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Askia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Askia's full recorded timeline at 1987, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Askia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2022
- Peak year (1979)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Askia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (124 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Askia's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Askia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 124 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Askia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Askia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1969–2022 (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 Askia 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.