Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Asiyah

Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #1,963 Trend ↑ Rising 21%
Rank 2025
#1,963
among girls · ↑118 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
120
named Asiyah · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,401
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
120 babies
All-time total
1,941
#5,126 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Asiyah popularity over time

1,941 babies have been named Asiyah since 1994, 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
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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
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1990s 65 – 65 7 – #3,985
2000s 396 7 403 40 +520% #2,898
2010s 767 59 826 83 +105% #2,039
2020s (to 2025) 535 112 647 108 +31% #1,963

Where Asiyah 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 101 0.06 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 106 0.07 outside top 500
2029 108 0.07 outside top 500
2030 110 0.07 outside top 500

Where Asiyah is most popular

Girls named Asiyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, New York, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Asiyah 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
Pennsylvania 49 0.207 +272%
New York 55 0.139 +149%
Minnesota 11 0.102 +83%
New Jersey 18 0.100 +79%
Virginia 13 0.076 +37%
Illinois 16 0.070 +25%
Ohio 13 0.055 ≈ national
California 37 0.044 -21%
Texas 23 0.029 -49%
Michigan 5 0.027 -51%
Georgia 5 0.022 -60%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -61%
Florida 8 0.019 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
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Louisiana – – –
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Mississippi – – –
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Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
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Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
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 Asiyah

Asiyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,963 in 2025 with 98 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 1,941 American babies have been named Asiyah, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 120 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 Asiyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Asiyah?

The median living Asiyah is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 1,900 people named Asiyah are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Asiyah 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 98 #1,963 22 #4,556
2024 92 #2,081 20 #4,904
2023 100 #1,968 20 #4,901
2022 83 #2,258 16 #5,658
2021 79 #2,313 18 #5,129
2020 83 #2,172 16 #5,475
2019 85 #2,173 15 #5,840
2018 80 #2,276 11 #7,170
2017 96 #2,039 9 #8,211
2016 90 #2,151 – –
2015 77 #2,385 – –
2014 61 #2,810 11 #7,109
2013 70 #2,535 – –
2012 74 #2,476 6 #10,915
2011 68 #2,616 – –
2010 66 #2,698 7 #9,774
2009 60 #2,898 – –
2008 58 #2,999 7 #9,946
2007 51 #3,295 – –
2006 48 #3,373 – –
2005 38 #3,813 – –
2004 40 #3,638 – –
2003 31 #4,230 – –
2002 33 #3,900 – –
2001 22 #5,208 – –
2000 15 #6,842 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Asiyah?

The median living Asiyah is about 9 years old. Half of all living Asiyahs are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Asiyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Asiyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,941 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Asiyah in 2025?

Asiyah ranked #1,963 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 98 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Asiyah?

1,941 babies have been named Asiyah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Asiyah most popular?

Asiyah peaked in 2023, when 120 newborns received the name.

Is Asiyah a boy or girl name?

Asiyah is used for both: about 91% of babies named Asiyah have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Asiyah rising or falling?

Asiyah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Asiyah become more popular?

Asiyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 110 girls named Asiyah 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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