Recorded 1982–2018 Girls' name Peak 1993 109 births

Asuka — girls' name

109 babies named Asuka in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s422000s262010s16
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Asuka was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Asuka in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asuka

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Asuka between 1982 and 2018, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Asuka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asuka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Asuka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Asuka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asuka 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 109 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.

Asuka at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

109

Since 1982

37 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1982

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2018

Asuka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1982

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 201820112005199919971991198919861982 7

Asuka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 39% of Asuka's all-time total
1980s251990s422000s262010s16

Asuka by state

Where Asuka concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Asuka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.6%
California share of Asuka's total US births 4.6%

5 of 109 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asuka?
109 babies have been named Asuka since 1982. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Asuka most popular?
Asuka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Asuka most popular?
The top states for the name Asuka are California (5 births).
How long has the name Asuka been used?
Asuka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 37 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Asuka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asusena, Asucena, Asuna, Asuncion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2018 (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.