Girls' name · since 1915
Aspasia
267 babies named Aspasia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aspasia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 267 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aspasia has been recorded 267 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2015.
- #16,938 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 267 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aspasia ranks #16,938 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 267
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Aspasia's 267 recorded births place it above 76.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Aspasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aspasia's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aspasia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2015
- Peak year (1926)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Aspasia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (68 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Aspasia's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Aspasia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 68 births (25% of all-time use).
Aspasia by state
Where Aspasia concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 267 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aspasia's data
- Aspasia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Aspasias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Aspasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1915–2015 (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 Aspasia 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.