Boys' name · since 1986
Wasif
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 143 babies named Wasif, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,469 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 143
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Wasif currently ranks #8469 among boys' names in America, with 143 babies recorded since 1986.
Wasif has 143 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8469 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #15,094 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,469 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 143 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wasif ranks #15,094 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,469 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 143 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,094 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,469 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 143
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Wasif's 143 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wasif compares
143 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wasif's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wasif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 143 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wasif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wasif's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wasif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Wasif by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Wasif's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Wasif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Wasif's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wasif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Wasif 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.