Unisex name · since 1973
Aspen
24,726 babies named Aspen in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,726
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aspen currently ranks #266 among unisex names in America, with 24,726 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aspen has been recorded 24,726 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #266 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #927 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #266 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 24,726 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aspen ranks #927 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #266 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 24,726 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #927 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #266 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,726
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aspen's 24,726 recorded births place it above 98.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aspen compares
24,726 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Aspen's all-time total is 66x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aspen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,726 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,518 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aspen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aspen's full recorded timeline at 1999, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 1,518 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aspen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 1,518
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Aspen popularity over time - boys
3,010 total births recorded since 1990 (Aspen as boys' name)
Aspen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,393 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Aspen's strongest decade.
8,393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Aspen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 135
1970s
135 births
- 1980s 467
1980s
467 births
- 1990s 2,735
1990s
2,735 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,888 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,393 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,393 births (34% of all-time use).
How Aspen 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 Aspen's total volume
Aspen by state
Where Aspen concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,974 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Colorado | | 1,829 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Utah | | 1,703 | 6.9% |
| #4 | California | | 1,346 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 778 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 767 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Washington | | 763 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 731 | 3.0% |
1,974 of 24,726 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Aspen appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aspen's data
- Aspen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,393 total births) through the 2020s (8,108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Aspens (1,974 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 Aspen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Aspen 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.