girls' name ★ peaked 1997

Asia

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,197 Trend ↓ Falling 32%

From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), in turn…

Rank 2025
#2,197
among girls · ↓514 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
84
named Asia · -31% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,134
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1997
1,540 babies
All-time total
32,687
#799 all-time among girls
First recorded
1945
in Social Security records

Asia popularity over time

32,687 babies have been named Asia since 1945, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 11 – 11 1 – #4,055
1950s 13 – 13 1 +18% #4,655
1960s 88 – 88 9 +577% #2,709
1970s 838 23 861 86 +878% #894
1980s 3,692 56 3,748 375 +335% #311
1990s 12,656 83 12,739 1,274 +240% #195
2000s 11,235 34 11,269 1,127 -12% #221
2010s 3,190 – 3,190 319 -72% #532
2020s (to 2025) 768 – 768 128 -60% #1,419

Where Asia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 78 0.05 outside top 500
2027 73 0.05 outside top 500
2028 70 0.04 outside top 500
2029 66 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

Where Asia is most popular

Girls named Asia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.076 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Asia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 15 0.171 +126%
Florida 71 0.166 +119%
Georgia 27 0.119 +57%
Illinois 25 0.109 +44%
Mississippi 5 0.107 +41%
Texas 82 0.102 +35%
Tennessee 14 0.088 +17%
New York 28 0.071 -7%
California 44 0.052 -31%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -33%
Arizona 7 0.050 -34%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -36%
Indiana 5 0.036 -53%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -63%
Ohio 5 0.021 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Asia

Asia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,197 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1945, 32,687 American babies have been named Asia. Its peak came in 1997, when 1,540 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Asia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Asia?

The median living Asia is about 26 years old; half are between 20 and 32. An estimated 32 thousand people named Asia are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Asia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 84 #2,197 – –
2024 121 #1,683 – –
2023 129 #1,615 – –
2022 133 #1,591 – –
2021 147 #1,461 – –
2020 154 #1,419 – –
2019 173 #1,320 – –
2018 183 #1,263 – –
2017 253 #1,026 – –
2016 230 #1,108 – –
2015 306 #901 – –
2014 346 #807 – –
2013 371 #736 – –
2012 341 #792 – –
2011 436 #653 – –
2010 551 #532 – –
2009 655 #474 – –
2008 839 #385 – –
2007 1,029 #323 5 #12,526
2006 1,002 #332 – –
2005 1,162 #285 8 #8,362
2004 1,298 #245 – –
2003 1,369 #238 5 #11,034
2002 1,190 #266 – –
2001 1,268 #252 7 #8,408
2000 1,423 #221 9 #6,892
1995 1,290 #219 6 #7,868
1990 922 #300 10 #5,020
1985 328 #592 12 #3,614
1980 159 #939 – –
1975 109 #1,074 – –
1970 37 #2,167 5 #4,771
1965 8 #4,853 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 6 #4,055 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Asia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Asia Argento Asia Argento Italian actress and filmmaker (born 1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Asia Carrera Asia Carrera American pornographic actress (b. 1973) Contemporary
  3. 3 Asia Muhammad Asia Muhammad American tennis player (born 1991) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Asia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Asia?

The median living Asia is about 26 years old. Half of all living Asias are between 20 and 32 years old.

How many people named Asia are alive today?

An estimated 32 thousand people named Asia are alive in the United States, based on 32,687 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Asia mean?

From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /⁠Aššuwa⁠/, “northwest…

How popular is the name Asia in 2025?

Asia ranked #2,197 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Asia?

32,687 babies have been named Asia in the United States since 1945, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Asia most popular?

Asia peaked in 1997, when 1,540 newborns received the name.

Is Asia a boy or girl name?

Asia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Asia rising or falling?

Asia is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Asia become more popular?

Asia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Asia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Asia?

Well-known people named Asia include Asia Argento (actor), Asia Carrera (pornographic actor), Asia Muhammad (tennis player).

Names like Asia

Names that sound and feel close to Asia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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