Recorded 1969–2022 Boys' name Peak 1979 334 births

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.

1960s61970s1241980s811990s822000s302010s62020s5
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Askia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

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 2022

Total births

334

Since 1969

54 years of records

Peak year

1979

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1969

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2022

Askia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1969

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1979)
24
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
0510152025 20222001199619911984197919731969 6

Askia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
124 births that decade — 37% of Askia's all-time total
1960s61970s1241980s811990s822000s302010s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Askia?
334 babies have been named Askia since 1969. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1979 with 24 births.
When was Askia most popular?
Askia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Askia been used?
Askia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 54 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Askia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Askari. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.