US rank #6927 Boys' name Peak 2021 300 births

Assad — #6927 US boys' name

300 babies named Assad in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s381990s432000s382010s762020s94
#6927
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Assad was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

23 babies were named Assad in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Assad

The Social Security Administration has registered 300 babies named Assad between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Assad currently holds the #6927 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Assad performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Assad shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Assad in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Assad 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 300 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.

Assad at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

300

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2021

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,927

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Assad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
23
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 202420202014200920001995198419771976 6

Assad by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
94 births that decade — 31% of Assad's all-time total
1970s111980s381990s432000s382010s762020s94

Assad by state

Where Assad concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Assad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 1.7%
Pennsylvania share of Assad's total US births 1.7%

5 of 300 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Assad?
300 babies have been named Assad since 1976. It currently ranks #6927 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 23 births.
When was Assad most popular?
Assad was most popular in the 2020s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Assad most popular?
The top states for the name Assad are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Assad been used?
Assad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Assad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asser, Assane, Assael, Assan, and 3 more. 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, 1976–2024 (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.