US rank #3711 Unisex name Peak 2022 451 births

Ason — #3711 US boys' name

451 babies named Ason in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s861980s931990s62000s572010s732020s136
#3711
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ason was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

42 babies were named Ason in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ason

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Ason between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ason currently holds the #3711 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 42 babies received it in a single year. Ason is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 41 additional births since 1881.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ason performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ason shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ason in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ason 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 451 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.

Ason at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

451

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2022

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,711

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ason popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
42
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
01020304050 202420192014200820011985198019741970 6

Ason popularity over time — girls

41 total births recorded since 1881 (Ason as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 41 births
45678910 1900189818891888188618831881 5

Ason by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
136 births that decade — 30% of Ason's all-time total
1970s861980s931990s62000s572010s732020s136

Ason by state

Where Ason concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ason
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%
Georgia share of Ason's total US births 1.1%
Even split

5 of 451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ason?
451 babies have been named Ason since 1970. It currently ranks #3711 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 42 births.
When was Ason most popular?
Ason was most popular in the 2020s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Ason most popular?
The top states for the name Ason are Georgia (5 births), New Jersey (5 births), New York (5 births).
Is Ason a unisex name?
Yes, Ason is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 451 births, and as a girl's name it has 41 births.
How long has the name Ason been used?
Ason has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ason?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asohn, Asonte. 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, 1970–2024 (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.