Girls' name · since 1982
Asuka
Asuka has 109 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Asuka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 109 recorded since 1982.
Asuka has 109 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2018.
- #26,128 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 109 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asuka ranks #26,128 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 109
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Asuka's 109 recorded births place it above 63.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Asuka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Asuka's full recorded timeline at 1998, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Asuka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2018
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Asuka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (42 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Asuka's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Asuka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42 births (39% of all-time use).
Asuka by state
Where Asuka concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.6% |
5 of 109 births nationwide.
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- Asuka's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Asukas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Asuka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
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, 1982–2018 (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 Asuka 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.