Girls' name · since 1981
Asley
Asley has 611 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 611
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Asley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 611 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asley has been recorded 611 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #10,432 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 611 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asley ranks #10,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 611 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 611
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Asley's 611 recorded births place it above 85.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Asley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asley's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Asley by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (335 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Asley's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Asley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
335 births
- 1990s
1990s
207 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 335 births (55% of all-time use).
How Asley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Asley's total volume
Asley by state
Where Asley concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 45 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 40 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 12 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 8 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.8% |
45 of 611 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Asley's decade-level peak was the 1980s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Asleys (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Asley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Asley 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.