Recorded 1976–2017 Boys' name Peak 1978 175 births

Asmar — boys' name

175 babies named Asmar in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s561980s571990s412000s162010s5
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Asmar was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

20 babies were named Asmar in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asmar

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Asmar between 1976 and 2017, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Asmar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asmar performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Asmar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Asmar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asmar 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 175 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.

Asmar at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

175

Since 1976

42 years of records

Peak year

1978

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1976

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2017

Asmar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1976

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1978)
20
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0510152025 20172000199519921985198119781976 5

Asmar by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
57 births that decade — 33% of Asmar's all-time total
1970s561980s571990s412000s162010s5

Asmar by state

Where Asmar concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Asmar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
34 19.4%
#2 New York
5 2.9%
New Jersey share of Asmar's total US births 19.4%
Even split

34 of 175 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asmar?
175 babies have been named Asmar since 1976. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1978 with 20 births.
When was Asmar most popular?
Asmar was most popular in the 1980s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Asmar most popular?
The top states for the name Asmar are New Jersey (34 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Asmar been used?
Asmar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 42 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Asmar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asmir, Asmodeus, Asmund. 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, 1976–2017 (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.