Unisex name · since 1970
Ason
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 469 babies named Ason, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,261 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 469
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ason currently ranks #5261 among unisex names in America, with 469 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Ason recorded 469 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #5261 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #8,190 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,261 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 469 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ason ranks #8,190 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,261 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 469 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,190 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,261 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 469
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ason's 469 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Ason compares
469 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Ason's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ason | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 469 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ason splits its recorded history at 2002: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ason popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Ason popularity over time - girls
41 total births recorded since 1881 (Ason as girls' name)
Ason by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (154 births, 33% of the file).
2020s was Ason's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 57
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 154 births (33% of all-time use).
Ason by state
Where Ason concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Georgia records the most Asons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1970–2025 (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 Ason 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.