Asen
Asen is a name with a single cultural origin: Bulgarian.
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Asen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asen is a name with a single cultural origin: Bulgarian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
The Story of Asen
The earliest SSA record of Asen as a baby boy name dates back to 2022, when 11 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Asen — #7,260 in the national rankings. Asen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Asen
Asen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Asen's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,260. Use the chart and map above to compare Asen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.