Recorded 1999–2013 Boys' name Peak 2000 37 births

Assael — boys' name

37 babies named Assael in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s272010s5
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Assael was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

6 babies were named Assael in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Assael

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Assael between 1999 and 2013, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Assael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Assael performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Assael shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Assael in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Assael 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 37 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.

Assael at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

37

Since 1999

15 years of records

Peak year

2000

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1999

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2013

Assael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1999

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 2013200920062005200320001999 5

Assael by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 73% of Assael's all-time total
1990s52000s272010s5

Assael by state

Where Assael concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Assael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 40.5%
California share of Assael's total US births 40.5%

15 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Assael?
37 babies have been named Assael since 1999. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 6 births.
When was Assael most popular?
Assael was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Assael most popular?
The top states for the name Assael are California (15 births).
How long has the name Assael been used?
Assael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 15 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Assael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Assad, Asser, Assane, 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, 1999–2013 (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.