Asberry
Of Old English origin, meaning "ash tree meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 54 living Americans carry the first name Asberry. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Asberry today is around 82 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Asberry births was 1928 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Asberry. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Asberry is about 82 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Asberrys were born before 1954.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Asberry. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
54
~ 1 in 6,347,303 Americans
Peak year
1928
16 babies that year
Average age
82
years old
1967 SSA rank
#4,003
Tracked since 1880
Census
Asberry in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 109 people with the first name Asberry, which placed it at #52,143 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#52,143
National first-name rank
People counted
109
109 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
67.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Asberry
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Asberry is Black at 67.9%. The next largest groups are White (30.3%) and Hispanic (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Asberry described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Asberry at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American67.9% · 74
- White30.3% · 33
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 1
- Two or more races0.9% · 1
Popularity
Asberry: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Asberry from the 1880s through to the 1960s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 84 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Asberry by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Asberry during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Asberrys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Asberry
The name Asberry is believed to have originated from the Old English language, with its roots dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain. It is derived from the combination of two Old English words, "æsc" meaning ash tree, and "burg" meaning fortress or town. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a settlement or fortified area near or surrounded by ash trees.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land and property commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. In this historical record, there are references to individuals bearing variations of the name, such as "Æscbyrig" and "Æscberge." This indicates that the name was in use among the Anglo-Saxon population of England before the Norman conquest.
During the Middle Ages, the name Asberry appeared occasionally in various historical documents and records. One notable individual from this period was Asberry de Vere, a knight and landowner who lived in the 13th century. He was a member of the influential de Vere family and held estates in Essex, England.
In the 16th century, the name gained some prominence with the English Protestant reformer, Asberry Newdigate. Born in 1510, Newdigate was a prominent figure during the Reformation and played a role in the establishment of the Church of England under King Henry VIII.
Another significant figure bearing the name was Asberry Bateman, an English clergyman and author who lived in the 17th century. Bateman was a prominent Puritan minister and wrote several influential religious works, including "The Visible Church" and "The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience."
In the 19th century, the name Asberry was borne by Asberry Greenleaf Labree, an American lawyer and politician from Maine. Born in 1827, Labree served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives and was appointed as a judge for the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.
While the name Asberry has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it has appeared sporadically in various contexts and cultures. Its origins can be traced back to the language and traditions of the Anglo-Saxons, reflecting the influence of their settlements and connection to the natural environment.
People
Asberry + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Asberry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Asberry: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asberry?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 54 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Asberry going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,347,303 US residents.
Is Asberry a common name?
We classify Asberry as "Very Rare". It ranks above 55.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 323 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Asberry most popular?
The single biggest year for Asberry was 1928, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Asberry is about 82 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Asberry in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 109 people with the name Asberry, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #52,143 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Asberry in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Asberry?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Asberry leans strongly male. 108 people counted with this name were male (96.4%), compared with 4 female bearers (3.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Asberry?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Asberry is Black at 67.9%. The next largest groups are White (30.3%) and Hispanic (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Asberry most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Asberry in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.9% (74 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Asberry in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Asberry a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Asberry in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Asberry still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Asberry in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Asberry can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Asberry?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.