Girls' name · since 1996
Asyria
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 70 babies named Asyria, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
70 girls have been named Asyria since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asyria has been recorded 70 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2012.
- #31,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 70 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asyria ranks #31,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #31,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Asyria's 70 recorded births place it above 56.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Asyria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asyria splits its recorded history at 2006: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asyria popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2012
- Peak year (2005)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Asyria by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 70% of the file).
2000s was Asyria's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Asyria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (70% of all-time use).
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What to do with Asyria's data
- Asyria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 10 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Asyria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1996–2012 (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 Asyria 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.