Askia — boys' name
334 babies named Askia in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
37% of everyone ever named Askia was born in this single decade.
24 babies were named Askia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Askia
The Social Security Administration has registered 334 babies named Askia between 1969 and 2022, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Askia currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 24 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Askia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Askia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Askia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 334 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Askia at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
Current rank
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Askia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1969
- Peak year (1979)
- 24
- Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2022.
334 total births across 54 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 24 births in a single year.
Askia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 124 births that decade — 37% of Askia's all-time total
Askia decade highlights
- Peak decade 124 births
- Runner-up 82 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Askia's strongest decade
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.