Unisex name · since 1979
Aslan
1,720 babies named Aslan in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #861 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,720
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,720 babies have been named Aslan since 1979, making it today's #861 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aslan has been recorded 1,720 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #861 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,624 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #861 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,720 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aslan ranks #3,624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #861 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,720 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #861 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,720
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aslan's 1,720 recorded births place it above 92.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aslan compares
1,720 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Aslan's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aslan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,720 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 280 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aslan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aslan splits its recorded history at 2008: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 280 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aslan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 280
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Aslan popularity over time - girls
90 total births recorded since 1997 (Aslan as girls' name)
Aslan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (968 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Aslan's strongest decade.
968 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Aslan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 214
2000s
214 births
- 2010s
2010s
470 births
- 2020s
2020s
968 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 968 births (56% of all-time use).
How Aslan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aslan's total volume
Aslan by state
Where Aslan concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 183 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 148 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 134 | 7.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 77 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 47 | 2.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 42 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 38 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Washington | | 29 | 1.7% |
183 of 1,720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Aslan appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Aslans (183 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aslan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Aslan 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.