Ascension is a unisex name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Ascension across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ascension has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 144 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ascension per year, United States (1914 to 1991). United States peaked in 1924 (18/yr).
Ascension is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1924, when it ranked #3,842 nationally (given to 18 babies that year).
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