Recorded 1973–2023 Boys' name Peak 2000 438 births

Gyasi — boys' name

438 babies named Gyasi in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s631980s881990s1212000s1062010s382020s22
1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Gyasi was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

21 babies were named Gyasi in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gyasi

The Social Security Administration has registered 438 babies named Gyasi between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gyasi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gyasi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Gyasi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Gyasi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gyasi 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 438 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.

Gyasi at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

438

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

2000

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Gyasi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
21
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Gyasi by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
121 births that decade — 28% of Gyasi's all-time total
1970s631980s881990s1212000s1062010s382020s22

Gyasi by state

Where Gyasi concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Gyasi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 3.4%
#2 New York
11 2.5%
California share of Gyasi's total US births 3.4%
Even split

15 of 438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gyasi?
438 babies have been named Gyasi since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 21 births.
When was Gyasi most popular?
Gyasi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Gyasi most popular?
The top states for the name Gyasi are California (15 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Gyasi been used?
Gyasi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Gyasi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gyan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2023 (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.