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Ason

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Ason is given to both — 469 boys and 41 girls since 1880. See other names given to both

1970high 2022
#5208 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare18 boys in 2025

Ason entered the US charts in 1970, peaked at #2596 in 1982, ranks #5208 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Ason?

Ason first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Ason alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 500 people named Ason are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Ason most popular?

Ason peaked in 1982, reaching #2596 nationally. Today it ranks #5208, 2,612 places below that high. See the whole 1982 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1970–202542210421819702025

US babies named Ason per year from 1970 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#25961970s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1970
Most boys named
202242 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#2596reached in 1982
Change vs 2024
−40.0%18 in 2025, from 30
Ason sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2022, with 42 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Ason in other languages

Strongest US states over the last decade: Georgia, New York, New Jersey.

Asons among us

500

people named Ason are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 94,893 born in 2025 was named Ason

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Ason

#5208
Ason on the 2025 chart
#895
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Ason went to 18 boys in 2025, but Azon and Aason are the same name said out loud. Together the 3 spellings went to 33, which makes it the 895th most-given boys’ name of the year — 4,313 places above the chart.

  • Ason18
  • Azon8
  • Aason7

About 1 boy in 51,760 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 94,893 for Ason itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Olander test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Ason's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Olander climbed just as high around 1954, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Olander's path sketches the road Ason is walking now.

40%chance Ason will feel “very 2020s” by 2040
Ason, aligned on its peakOlander· peak 1954not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+40 yrsOlander · #6426Ason today
Ason today is about where Olander stood in 1997 — 43 years past a #2592-sized peak. Within 15 years, Olander had drifted out of the mainstream charts.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Ason sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Ason beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Ason in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Asonthis name18#5208Rodger18#5208Eusebio18#5208Boy18#5208Randal18#5208

US boys given each name in 2025.

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Frequently asked

How many Asons are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Ason are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Ason?
Ason is the most-used spelling in US records — 18 of the 33 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Azon and Aason.
How popular is the name Ason in 2025?
Ason ranks #5208 among US boy names in 2025, with 18 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Ason?
About 1 in every 94,893 US boys born in 2025 was named Ason — 18 in all.
Will my child share the name Ason with classmates?
Ason will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Ason

Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.

Rodger#5208 · Eusebio#5208 · Boy#5208 · Randal#5208 · Gable#5208 · Jessy#5208 · Kelby#5208 · Jens#5208

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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