Girls' name · since 1995

Assyria

117 babies named Assyria in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,388 of 72,339
all-time among girls
117
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

Assyria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 117 recorded since 1995.

Assyria has 117 recorded births among girls since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2013.

  • #25,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 117 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Assyria ranks #25,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#25,388 of 72,339
all-time among girls
117
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Assyria's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Assyria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Assyria splits its recorded history at 2005: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Assyria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1995)
12
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
468101214 19952000200220042006200820102013 5

Assyria by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (89 births, 76% of the file).

2000s was Assyria's strongest decade.

89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Assyria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 89 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Assyria?
Since 1995, Social Security records show 117 babies named Assyria. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,388 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2013. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 12 births.
Where does Assyria sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Assyria ranks #25,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Assyria most popular?
Assyria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Assyria been used?
The SSA has tracked Assyria since 1995 -- 19 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Assyria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Assunta, Assata, Assia, Assa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Assyria's data

  • Assyria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Assyria

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Assyria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2013 (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 Assyria 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.