Total births
225
Unisex name · since 1914
Asta
225 babies named Asta in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7632
- among girls today
- 225
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
225 babies have been named Asta since 1914, making it today's #7632 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Asta recorded 225 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #7632 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #7632 among girls today
- 225 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Asta is currently the #7632 unisex name in America, more common than 57% of girls - 225 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7632
- among girls today
- 225
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Asta vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7632
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 57% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Asta was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
27 babies were named Asta in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Asta compares
225 39th percentile among 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
Asta's all-time total is 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asta | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 225 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 48 | 19,840 |
Asta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asta splits its recorded history at 2000: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asta at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,632
Active since
1914
Asta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Asta popularity over time - boys
183 total births recorded since 2020 (Asta as boys' name)
Asta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Asta's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Asta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 62 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Asta? ▼
225 babies have been named Asta since 1914. It currently ranks #7632 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 27 births.
When was Asta most popular? ▼
Asta was most popular in the 2020s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Asta a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Asta is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 225 births, and as a boy's name it has 183 births.
How long has the name Asta been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Asta since 1914 -- 112 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Asta? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Astrid, Astra, Aster, Astoria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Asta
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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, 1914–2025 (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. "Asta: #7632 Unisex Name - 225 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/asta. 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 Asta 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.