Asya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,401

among girls · ↓274 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Asya · -12% vs 2024

How common

1 in 35,717

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2001

117 babies

All-time total

2,249

#4,357 all-time among girls

First recorded

1974

in Social Security records

Asya popularity over time

2,249 babies have been named Asya since 1974, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	64	6	–	#3,395
1980s	222	22	+247%	#2,815
1990s	624	62	+181%	#1,923
2000s	736	74	+18%	#1,587
2010s	354	35	-52%	#3,057
2020s (to 2025)	249	42	+17%	#3,127

Where Asya 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	48	0.03	outside top 500
2027	51	0.03	outside top 500
2028	54	0.03	outside top 500
2029	57	0.04	outside top 500
2030	59	0.04	outside top 500

The story of Asya

Asya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,401 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 2,249 American babies have been named Asya. Its peak came in 2001, when 117 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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

How old are people named Asya?

The median living Asya is about 23 years old; half are between 14 and 30. An estimated 2,200 people named Asya are alive in the United States today.

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

Asya year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	45	#3,401
2024	51	#3,127
2023	51	#3,189
2022	50	#3,223
2021	25	#5,107
2020	27	#4,769
2019	39	#3,800
2018	31	#4,467
2017	53	#3,057
2016	32	#4,439
2015	30	#4,601
2014	36	#4,115
2013	32	#4,437
2012	25	#5,417
2011	36	#4,080
2010	40	#3,827
2009	45	#3,568
2008	40	#3,946
2007	50	#3,337
2006	75	#2,461
2005	61	#2,735
2004	83	#2,157
2003	74	#2,285
2002	88	#1,985
2001	117	#1,587
2000	103	#1,706
1995	65	#2,084
1990	48	#2,494
1985	20	#3,993
1980	16	#4,534
1975	9	#6,013
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
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1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Asya?

The median living Asya is about 23 years old. Half of all living Asyas are between 14 and 30 years old.

How many people named Asya are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Asya are alive in the United States, based on 2,249 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Asya mean?

Borrowed from Russian Ася (Asja), informal pet form of Анастасия (Anastasija, “Ann”)).

How popular is the name Asya in 2025?

Asya ranked #3,401 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Asya?

2,249 babies have been named Asya in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Asya most popular?

Asya peaked in 2001, when 117 newborns received the name.

Is Asya a boy or girl name?

Asya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Asya rising or falling?

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

Will Asya become more popular?

Asya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 59 girls named Asya 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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