Asten
The Story of Asten
As a girl name
American parents first put Asten on the record books as a girl name in 1983, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 8 Astens were born — ranking #7,310 that year. Asten last appeared in the published SSA data in 1983, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 8 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Asten as a boy name dates back to 1993, when 6 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Asten — #9,708 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Asten on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Asten last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 46 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Asten
Asten is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Asten's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #9,708. Use the chart and map above to compare Asten'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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