Total births
530
Girls' name · since 1978
Asra
530 babies named Asra in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2520
- among girls today
- 530
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 86%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Asra is the #2520 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 530 recorded since 1978.
Asra has 530 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2520 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #2520 among girls today
- 530 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
- 86% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Asra is currently the #2520 girls' name in America, more common than 86% of girls - 530 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2520
- among girls today
- 530
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 86%
- more common than other girls
Asra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#2520
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 86% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Asra was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
71 babies were named Asra in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Asra compares
530 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,726 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
Asra's all-time total is 39% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asra | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 530 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 48 | 19,840 |
Asra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Asra's full recorded timeline at 2009, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Asra at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#2,520
Active since
1978
Asra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Asra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Asra's strongest decade.
281 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Asra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 57
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s
2020s
281 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 281 births (53% of all-time use).
How Asra 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 Asra's total volume
Asra vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Asra by state
Where Asra concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 105 | 19.8% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 32 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 6 | 1.1% |
California share of Asra's total US births 19.8%
Even split
105 of 530 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Asra? ▼
Since 1978, Social Security records show 530 babies named Asra. Today it holds rank #2520 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 71 births.
When was Asra most popular? ▼
Asra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 281 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Asra most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Asra are California (105 births), Virginia (32 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Asra been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Asra since 1978 -- 48 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Asra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asriel, Asrar, Asrah. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Asra's data
- California records the most Asras (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Asra: #2520 Girls' Name - 530 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/asra. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Asra 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 June 2026.