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Asbury

Recorded 1880–1979 · United States

Asbury was most popular in 1917, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,027 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 579 people named Asbury.

Most popular in1917
Rank that year#3,027
Births that year22
Total since 1880579
Given to100% boys

Asbury over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Asbury’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

How old is the name Asbury?

The Social Security Administration’s records begin in 1880, and Asbury is already there in that first year — so the name is older than the record and these figures cannot date it. It has been recorded in 63 of the 146 years since. It was last recorded in 1979.

How many people are named Asbury?

The Social Security Administration has recorded 579 American births named Asbury between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States.

How many babies were named Asbury in 2025?

Asbury was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.

Is Asbury a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Asbury is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 579 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org