Aseel: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,489

among girls · ↓48 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aseel · -8% vs 2024

How common

1 in 22,638

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2017

89 babies

All-time total

1,393

#6,492 all-time among girls

First recorded

1988

in Social Security records

Aseel popularity over time

1,393 babies have been named Aseel since 1988, 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

GirlsBoys

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
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1980s	12	–	12	1	–	#10,473
1990s	87	6	93	9	+675%	#4,733
2000s	222	12	234	23	+152%	#4,465
2010s	536	92	628	63	+168%	#2,361
2020s (to 2025)	377	49	426	71	+13%	#2,441

Where Aseel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls	Implied rank
2026	72	0.04	outside top 500
2027	72	0.05	outside top 500
2028	73	0.05	outside top 500
2029	74	0.05	outside top 500
2030	74	0.05	outside top 500

Where Aseel is most popular

Girls named Aseel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, New York, and Illinois.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aseel 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	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Michigan	48	0.264	+577%
New York	53	0.134	+244%
Illinois	21	0.092	+136%
California	29	0.034	-11%
Ohio	8	0.034	-13%
Texas	9	0.011	-71%
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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 Aseel

Aseel is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,489 in 2025 with 71 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 1,393 American babies have been named Aseel, about 89% girls and 11% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2017, when 89 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Aseel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aseel?

The median living Aseel is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 1,400 people named Aseel are alive in the United States today.

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

Aseel 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	71	#2,489	8	#8,985
2024	74	#2,441	12	#6,875
2023	59	#2,856	8	#8,994
2022	57	#2,929	12	#6,868
2021	55	#3,006	9	#8,235
2020	61	#2,719	–	–
2019	69	#2,539	9	#8,266
2018	69	#2,533	7	#9,765
2017	77	#2,361	12	#6,724
2016	73	#2,484	13	#6,388
2015	52	#3,181	12	#6,702
2014	46	#3,433	11	#7,103
2013	48	#3,321	7	#9,734
2012	46	#3,472	6	#10,908
2011	37	#4,006	10	#7,551
2010	19	#6,679	5	#12,404
2009	19	#6,845	–	–
2008	34	#4,465	–	–
2007	16	#7,777	–	–
2006	25	#5,403	–	–
2005	26	#4,972	–	–
2004	17	#6,811	–	–
2003	27	#4,687	7	#8,730
2002	27	#4,513	–	–
2001	18	#6,098	5	#10,697
2000	13	#7,630	–	–
1995	13	#6,675	–	–
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aseel?

The median living Aseel is about 9 years old. Half of all living Aseels are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Aseel are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Aseel are alive in the United States, based on 1,393 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aseel mean?

Asil is an Arabic unisex given name meaning “evening time”, “nighttime”.

How popular is the name Aseel in 2025?

Aseel ranked #2,489 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 71 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aseel?

1,393 babies have been named Aseel in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aseel most popular?

Aseel peaked in 2017, when 89 newborns received the name.

Is Aseel a boy or girl name?

Aseel is used for both: about 89% of babies named Aseel have been girls and 11% boys.

Is the name Aseel rising or falling?

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

Will Aseel become more popular?

Aseel looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 74 girls named Aseel in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Aseel

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