Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Asaiah

Gender Unisex · 5% girls Rank 2025 #773 Trend ↑ Rising 168%
Rank 2025
#773
among boys · ↑85 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
339
named Asaiah · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,160
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
339 babies
All-time total
2,193
#3,236 all-time among boys
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Asaiah popularity over time

2,193 babies have been named Asaiah since 1996, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 30 30 3 – #6,578
2000s 45 161 206 21 +587% #3,835
2010s 39 535 574 57 +179% #1,516
2020s (to 2025) 34 1,349 1,383 231 +302% #773

Where Asaiah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 394 0.23 outside top 500
2027 458 0.27 outside top 500
2028 519 0.30 outside top 500
2029 578 0.34 outside top 500
2030 634 0.37 #479

Where Asaiah is most popular

Boys named Asaiah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.141 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Asaiah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 33 0.323 +129%
South Carolina 32 0.310 +120%
North Carolina 79 0.309 +120%
Mississippi 17 0.299 +113%
Georgia 72 0.284 +102%
Florida 112 0.237 +68%
Maryland 22 0.184 +31%
Alabama 20 0.183 +30%
Texas 155 0.176 +25%
Virginia 33 0.174 +24%
Illinois 42 0.164 +17%
Connecticut 11 0.162 +16%
Michigan 28 0.137 ≈ national
Ohio 33 0.125 -11%
California 102 0.112 -21%
Nevada 6 0.105 -25%
Pennsylvania 27 0.102 -28%
New York 44 0.102 -28%
New Jersey 19 0.094 -33%
Indiana 14 0.087 -38%
Tennessee 15 0.083 -41%
Missouri 11 0.079 -44%
Oklahoma 7 0.079 -44%
Arizona 11 0.067 -52%
Oregon 5 0.066 -53%
Washington 10 0.061 -57%
Massachusetts 8 0.058 -59%
Colorado 5 0.039 -72%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Asaiah

Asaiah is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #773 in 2025 with 331 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 2,193 American babies have been named Asaiah, about 95% boys and 5% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 339 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Asaiah stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Asaiah?

The median living Asaiah is about 3 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 2,200 people named Asaiah are alive in the United States today.

median 3 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Asaiah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 8 #11,051 331 #773
2024 10 #9,636 283 #858
2023 5 #15,475 236 #956
2022 – – 223 #997
2021 5 #15,542 142 #1,318
2020 6 #13,642 134 #1,335
2019 6 #14,026 112 #1,516
2018 – – 81 #1,857
2017 5 #16,171 73 #1,958
2016 9 #10,978 61 #2,211
2015 7 #13,162 62 #2,192
2014 – – 38 #2,988
2013 – – 25 #3,975
2012 7 #13,666 25 #4,014
2011 5 #17,073 26 #3,889
2010 – – 32 #3,382
2009 5 #17,621 20 #4,761
2008 7 #14,017 27 #3,835
2007 7 #14,101 25 #4,016
2006 8 #12,557 13 #6,125
2005 7 #13,188 15 #5,306
2004 – – 10 #7,014
2003 – – 15 #5,056
2002 5 #15,701 19 #4,195
2001 6 #13,700 12 #5,698
2000 – – 5 #10,486
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Asaiah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Asaiah?

The median living Asaiah is about 3 years old. Half of all living Asaiahs are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Asaiah are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Asaiah are alive in the United States, based on 2,193 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Asaiah in 2025?

Asaiah ranked #773 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 331 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Asaiah?

2,193 babies have been named Asaiah in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Asaiah most popular?

Asaiah peaked in 2025, when 339 newborns received the name.

Is Asaiah a boy or girl name?

Asaiah is used for both: about 5% of babies named Asaiah have been girls and 95% boys.

Is the name Asaiah rising or falling?

Asaiah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Asaiah become more popular?

Asaiah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 634 boys named Asaiah in 2030, which would rank around #479. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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