Asha
Girl and boy name · Persian, Sanskrit origin
Asha meaning
Asha is a Persian name for boys and girls. It is a synonym of Asa and means similarity, likeness, adornment.
- Also recorded (Sanskrit): hope, wish
Asha at a glance
- Used as
- Girl and boy name
- Origin (girl)
- Persian, Sanskrit
- Origin (boy)
- Persian
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- आशाAs listed by Wiktionary; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #12,323 in 2022
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,196 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Asha popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #6,952 | 5 |
| 1989 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 2020 | #12,015 | 5 |
| 2022 | #12,323 | 5 |
All 10 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | #6,952 | 5 |
| 1989 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1993 | #6,813 | 7 |
| 1999 | #8,702 | 6 |
| 2005 | #11,471 | 5 |
| 2017 | #12,243 | 5 |
| 2019 | #12,142 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,015 | 5 |
| 2021 | #10,791 | 6 |
| 2022 | #12,323 | 5 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | #6,590 | 5 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 |
| 1980 | #1,273 | 101 |
| 1989 | #795 | 239 |
| 1990 | #994 | 184 |
| 2000 | #882 | 250 |
| 2010 | #1,363 | 171 |
| 2020 | #1,458 | 147 |
| 2024 | #1,196 | 197 |
All 61 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | #6,590 | 5 |
| 1964 | #6,008 | 6 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 |
| 1967 | #3,085 | 17 |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 |
| 1971 | #2,065 | 40 |
| 1972 | #1,832 | 46 |
| 1973 | #1,806 | 47 |
| 1974 | #1,733 | 52 |
| 1975 | #1,641 | 59 |
| 1976 | #1,747 | 54 |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 |
| 1978 | #1,473 | 77 |
| 1979 | #1,349 | 91 |
| 1980 | #1,273 | 101 |
| 1981 | #1,319 | 95 |
| 1982 | #1,278 | 100 |
| 1983 | #1,190 | 109 |
| 1984 | #1,343 | 90 |
| 1985 | #1,339 | 98 |
| 1986 | #1,224 | 112 |
| 1987 | #1,115 | 134 |
| 1988 | #1,053 | 151 |
| 1989 | #795 | 239 |
| 1990 | #994 | 184 |
| 1991 | #960 | 197 |
| 1992 | #839 | 237 |
| 1993 | #930 | 203 |
| 1994 | #863 | 227 |
| 1995 | #881 | 216 |
| 1996 | #893 | 220 |
| 1997 | #964 | 205 |
| 1998 | #855 | 249 |
| 1999 | #936 | 224 |
| 2000 | #882 | 250 |
| 2001 | #1,025 | 210 |
| 2002 | #1,044 | 206 |
| 2003 | #978 | 237 |
| 2004 | #1,062 | 218 |
| 2005 | #1,173 | 196 |
| 2006 | #1,222 | 197 |
| 2007 | #1,180 | 215 |
| 2008 | #1,236 | 204 |
| 2009 | #1,291 | 187 |
| 2010 | #1,363 | 171 |
| 2011 | #1,196 | 201 |
| 2012 | #1,158 | 212 |
| 2013 | #1,248 | 191 |
| 2014 | #1,205 | 202 |
| 2015 | #1,311 | 181 |
| 2016 | #1,286 | 187 |
| 2017 | #1,172 | 210 |
| 2018 | #1,192 | 200 |
| 2019 | #1,218 | 192 |
| 2020 | #1,458 | 147 |
| 2021 | #1,369 | 161 |
| 2022 | #1,582 | 134 |
| 2023 | #1,338 | 169 |
| 2024 | #1,196 | 197 |
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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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset; Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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