Asa
Boy and girl name · Persian, Hebrew origin
Asa meaning
Asa is a Persian name for boys and girls that means similarity, likeness. It also means beautification, adornment. Asa also means might, power, capability.
Asa at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (boy)
- Persian, Hebrew
- Origin (girl)
- Persian
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- أساAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #474 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,400 in 2024
Asa popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #200 | 60 |
| 1881 | #178 | 65 |
| 1890 | #243 | 48 |
| 1900 | #413 | 30 |
| 1910 | #512 | 30 |
| 1920 | #615 | 105 |
| 1930 | #704 | 78 |
| 1940 | #862 | 53 |
| 1950 | #1,006 | 48 |
| 1960 | #1,153 | 46 |
| 1970 | #1,070 | 58 |
| 1980 | #755 | 135 |
| 1990 | #799 | 161 |
| 2000 | #655 | 275 |
| 2010 | #582 | 432 |
| 2020 | #506 | 574 |
| 2024 | #474 | 645 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #200 | 60 |
| 1881 | #178 | 65 |
| 1882 | #205 | 62 |
| 1883 | #193 | 61 |
| 1884 | #259 | 43 |
| 1885 | #251 | 43 |
| 1886 | #233 | 52 |
| 1887 | #221 | 51 |
| 1888 | #230 | 58 |
| 1889 | #274 | 37 |
| 1890 | #243 | 48 |
| 1891 | #237 | 46 |
| 1892 | #233 | 58 |
| 1893 | #266 | 43 |
| 1894 | #289 | 37 |
| 1895 | #279 | 40 |
| 1896 | #331 | 32 |
| 1897 | #253 | 47 |
| 1898 | #345 | 31 |
| 1899 | #322 | 30 |
| 1900 | #413 | 30 |
| 1901 | #371 | 25 |
| 1902 | #460 | 21 |
| 1903 | #381 | 26 |
| 1904 | #431 | 24 |
| 1905 | #477 | 22 |
| 1906 | #568 | 17 |
| 1907 | #351 | 39 |
| 1908 | #513 | 24 |
| 1909 | #679 | 16 |
| 1910 | #512 | 30 |
| 1911 | #605 | 25 |
| 1912 | #592 | 47 |
| 1913 | #573 | 58 |
| 1914 | #585 | 73 |
| 1915 | #531 | 109 |
| 1916 | #581 | 99 |
| 1917 | #640 | 86 |
| 1918 | #556 | 117 |
| 1919 | #657 | 88 |
| 1920 | #615 | 105 |
| 1921 | #625 | 103 |
| 1922 | #642 | 101 |
| 1923 | #575 | 118 |
| 1924 | #619 | 106 |
| 1925 | #690 | 87 |
| 1926 | #614 | 104 |
| 1927 | #601 | 107 |
| 1928 | #652 | 92 |
| 1929 | #742 | 72 |
| 1930 | #704 | 78 |
| 1931 | #750 | 68 |
| 1932 | #888 | 52 |
| 1933 | #710 | 72 |
| 1934 | #682 | 79 |
| 1935 | #766 | 65 |
| 1936 | #796 | 59 |
| 1937 | #757 | 65 |
| 1938 | #799 | 60 |
| 1939 | #867 | 50 |
| 1940 | #862 | 53 |
| 1941 | #817 | 60 |
| 1942 | #876 | 56 |
| 1943 | #893 | 56 |
| 1944 | #888 | 51 |
| 1945 | #1,056 | 37 |
| 1946 | #1,076 | 41 |
| 1947 | #878 | 63 |
| 1948 | #902 | 58 |
| 1949 | #967 | 51 |
| 1950 | #1,006 | 48 |
| 1951 | #1,017 | 48 |
| 1952 | #1,027 | 49 |
| 1953 | #1,074 | 46 |
| 1954 | #1,151 | 42 |
| 1955 | #1,167 | 41 |
| 1956 | #1,120 | 46 |
| 1957 | #1,185 | 43 |
| 1958 | #1,163 | 44 |
| 1959 | #1,416 | 31 |
| 1960 | #1,153 | 46 |
| 1961 | #1,251 | 40 |
| 1962 | #1,069 | 51 |
| 1963 | #1,194 | 42 |
| 1964 | #1,310 | 36 |
| 1965 | #1,189 | 41 |
| 1966 | #1,194 | 39 |
| 1967 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1968 | #1,184 | 41 |
| 1969 | #1,198 | 43 |
| 1970 | #1,070 | 58 |
| 1971 | #1,199 | 47 |
| 1972 | #1,196 | 47 |
| 1973 | #1,136 | 52 |
| 1974 | #988 | 69 |
| 1975 | #1,066 | 61 |
| 1976 | #933 | 80 |
| 1977 | #964 | 79 |
| 1978 | #977 | 78 |
| 1979 | #875 | 99 |
| 1980 | #755 | 135 |
| 1981 | #694 | 154 |
| 1982 | #741 | 140 |
| 1983 | #721 | 143 |
| 1984 | #803 | 118 |
| 1985 | #748 | 141 |
| 1986 | #901 | 102 |
| 1987 | #829 | 126 |
| 1988 | #773 | 148 |
| 1989 | #729 | 183 |
| 1990 | #799 | 161 |
| 1991 | #787 | 170 |
| 1992 | #844 | 156 |
| 1993 | #853 | 154 |
| 1994 | #801 | 176 |
| 1995 | #799 | 180 |
| 1996 | #846 | 165 |
| 1997 | #755 | 197 |
| 1998 | #795 | 192 |
| 1999 | #687 | 245 |
| 2000 | #655 | 275 |
| 2001 | #652 | 286 |
| 2002 | #671 | 276 |
| 2003 | #655 | 302 |
| 2004 | #672 | 301 |
| 2005 | #628 | 348 |
| 2006 | #624 | 380 |
| 2007 | #619 | 398 |
| 2008 | #636 | 386 |
| 2009 | #554 | 478 |
| 2010 | #582 | 432 |
| 2011 | #547 | 464 |
| 2012 | #563 | 461 |
| 2013 | #554 | 479 |
| 2014 | #515 | 544 |
| 2015 | #530 | 540 |
| 2016 | #517 | 575 |
| 2017 | #489 | 595 |
| 2018 | #506 | 566 |
| 2019 | #505 | 567 |
| 2020 | #506 | 574 |
| 2021 | #495 | 593 |
| 2022 | #450 | 683 |
| 2023 | #509 | 591 |
| 2024 | #474 | 645 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,551 | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 |
| 1990 | #6,132 | 14 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 |
| 2010 | #3,515 | 45 |
| 2020 | #2,317 | 76 |
| 2021 | #2,044 | 94 |
| 2024 | #2,400 | 75 |
All 72 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 |
| 1930 | #4,551 | 5 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 |
| 1965 | #5,286 | 7 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 |
| 1968 | #7,015 | 5 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 |
| 1972 | #5,110 | 10 |
| 1973 | #5,579 | 9 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 |
| 1975 | #5,515 | 10 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 |
| 1978 | #4,243 | 16 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 |
| 1981 | #4,345 | 17 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 |
| 1985 | #5,075 | 14 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 |
| 1987 | #5,073 | 15 |
| 1988 | #5,322 | 15 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 |
| 1990 | #6,132 | 14 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 |
| 1993 | #4,826 | 20 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 |
| 1997 | #5,417 | 18 |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 |
| 1999 | #4,576 | 24 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 |
| 2002 | #4,766 | 25 |
| 2003 | #5,794 | 20 |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 |
| 2005 | #3,460 | 43 |
| 2006 | #5,381 | 25 |
| 2007 | #3,848 | 41 |
| 2008 | #4,360 | 35 |
| 2009 | #3,619 | 44 |
| 2010 | #3,515 | 45 |
| 2011 | #4,352 | 33 |
| 2012 | #3,781 | 41 |
| 2013 | #2,903 | 58 |
| 2014 | #3,272 | 49 |
| 2015 | #2,712 | 65 |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 |
| 2017 | #2,507 | 71 |
| 2018 | #2,334 | 78 |
| 2019 | #2,428 | 73 |
| 2020 | #2,317 | 76 |
| 2021 | #2,044 | 94 |
| 2022 | #2,086 | 92 |
| 2023 | #2,154 | 88 |
| 2024 | #2,400 | 75 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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