Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ascencion*

#6,266 most common boys' name of all time · #15,646 across all names · 85% male / 15% female · used 1915–2017 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#6,266
Rank overall
#15,646 of 105,966
First appeared
1915
Years on the list
73 of 146
All-time
644
Since 2016
6
Peak year
1926 #2,290
Best rank
#2,112 1946
Girls Boys peak 24/yr
19201940196019802000

Ascencion first appears in 1915. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2017 6 6 #10,920
2013 5 5 #12,273
2006 8 8 #8,815
2004 5 5 #11,506
2003 6 6 #9,708
2002 6 6 #9,508
1997 5 5 #9,410
1996 6 6 #8,095
1995 8 8 #6,489
1994 14 14 #4,330
1993 8 8 #6,316
1992 6 6 #7,579
1990 7 7 #6,541
1989 6 6 #7,097
1988 5 5 #7,447
1987 8 8 #5,074
1986 5 5 #6,927
1985 13 13 #3,455
1984 6 6 #5,722
1983 5 5 #6,445
1982 5 5 #6,573
1981 9 9 #4,247
1980 8 8 #4,596
1979 9 9 #4,161
1978 5 5 #5,966
1976 7 7 #4,564
1975 8 8 #4,045
1974 5 5 #5,400
1973 7 7 #4,176
1971 6 6 #4,546
1969 6 6 #4,106
1967 5 5 #4,187
1966 6 6 #3,709
1965 5 5 #4,116
1964 8 8 #3,171
1962 13 13 #2,330
1961 10 10 #2,809
1959 5 5 #4,235
1958 8 8 #3,162
1957 6 6 #3,774
1956 11 11 #2,576
1955 5 5 #4,114
1953 11 11 #2,475
1952 6 6 #3,553
1951 5 5 #3,975
1950 8 8 #2,932
1949 10 10 #2,560
1948 9 9 #2,728
1947 7 9 16 #2,808
1946 5 13 18 #2,112
1944 9 9 #2,593
1943 11 11 #2,375
1941 6 5 11 #3,804
1939 10 10 #2,425
1935 7 7 #3,157
1934 7 7 #3,180
1933 9 9 #2,699
1932 10 10 #2,615
1931 10 10 #2,611
1930 5 5
1929 10 13 23 #2,301
1928 5 11 16 #2,628
1927 5 5 #4,475
1926 10 14 24 #2,290
1925 11 7 18 #3,614
1924 12 12 #2,616
1923 7 12 19 #2,588
1922 8 6 14 #4,097
1921 6 9 15 #3,151
1920 6 8 14 #3,391
1919 7 7
1916 5 5 #4,224
1915 5 5