Assyria
Aššur, also known as Ashur and Qal'at Sherqat, was the capital of the Middle Assyrian Empire for a time, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and a semi-independent state during the Parthian Empire between the 2nd century BC and mid 3rd century AD.
Meaning & Origin of Assyria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aššur, also known as Ashur and Qal'at Sherqat, was the capital of the Middle Assyrian Empire for a time, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and a semi-independent state during the Parthian Empire between the 2nd century BC and mid 3rd century AD.
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Origin & history
The Story of Assyria
Assyria first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 12 Assyrias were born — ranking #7,041 that year. As of 2026, Assyria ranks #16,544 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 117 Assyrias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Assyria
Assyria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 117 births in the dataset. Assyria's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #7,041. Use the chart and map above to compare Assyria'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 .
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