Unisex name · since 1913
Asuncion
122 babies named Asuncion in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asuncion is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 122 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asuncion has been recorded 122 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2003.
- #24,900 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asuncion ranks #24,900 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,900 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Asuncion's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Asuncion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asuncion splits its recorded history at 1932: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asuncion popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2003
- Peak year (1929)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Asuncion popularity over time - boys
76 total births recorded since 1923 (Asuncion as boys' name)
Asuncion by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (38 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Asuncion's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Asuncion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
38 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 38 births (31% of all-time use).
Asuncion by state
Where Asuncion concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 122 births nationwide.
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- Asuncion's decade-level peak was the 1920s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Asuncions (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Asuncion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1913–2003 (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 Asuncion 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.