Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Asiah

Gender Unisex · 62% girls Rank 2025 #5,939 Trend ↓ Falling 24%
Rank 2025
#5,939
among girls · ↑2,570 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
171
named Asiah · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
171 babies
All-time total
2,787
#5,176 all-time among girls
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Asiah popularity over time

2,787 babies have been named Asiah since 1979, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 7 – 7 1 – #8,114
1980s 62 – 62 6 +786% #4,665
1990s 431 5 436 44 +603% #2,346
2000s 775 76 851 85 +95% #1,826
2010s 350 292 642 64 -25% #2,697
2020s (to 2025) 113 676 789 132 +105% #5,105

Where Asiah 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 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 18 0.01 outside top 500
2028 18 0.01 outside top 500
2029 17 0.01 outside top 500
2030 17 0.01 outside top 500

Where Asiah is most popular

Girls named Asiah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.012 per 1,000.

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 Asiah 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
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
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 Asiah

Asiah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,939 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 2,787 American babies have been named Asiah, about 62% girls and 38% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 171 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Asiah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Asiah?

The median living Asiah is about 15 years old; half are between 5 and 23. An estimated 2,800 people named Asiah are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Asiah 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 20 #5,939 151 #1,293
2024 12 #8,509 133 #1,405
2023 16 #6,969 94 #1,747
2022 25 #5,185 114 #1,560
2021 25 #5,105 86 #1,815
2020 15 #7,266 98 #1,634
2019 23 #5,460 85 #1,805
2018 26 #5,024 55 #2,390
2017 26 #5,067 43 #2,804
2016 28 #4,871 17 #5,340
2015 28 #4,872 23 #4,303
2014 32 #4,473 21 #4,549
2013 31 #4,552 15 #5,682
2012 38 #3,994 12 #6,661
2011 52 #3,179 9 #8,136
2010 66 #2,697 12 #6,725
2009 80 #2,401 13 #6,462
2008 118 #1,826 11 #7,233
2007 63 #2,863 13 #6,299
2006 68 #2,638 – –
2005 80 #2,257 7 #9,208
2004 70 #2,426 6 #10,062
2003 72 #2,324 8 #7,907
2002 66 #2,417 5 #10,823
2001 79 #2,099 8 #7,585
2000 79 #2,077 5 #10,491
1995 43 #2,792 – –
1990 17 #5,313 – –
1985 7 #8,412 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
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1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Asiah?

The median living Asiah is about 15 years old. Half of all living Asiahs are between 5 and 23 years old.

How many people named Asiah are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Asiah are alive in the United States, based on 2,787 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Asiah in 2025?

Asiah ranked #5,939 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Asiah?

2,787 babies have been named Asiah in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Asiah most popular?

Asiah peaked in 2025, when 171 newborns received the name.

Is Asiah a boy or girl name?

Asiah is used for both: about 62% of babies named Asiah have been girls and 38% boys.

Is the name Asiah rising or falling?

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

Will Asiah become more popular?

Asiah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 17 girls named Asiah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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