Asa
#2,410 for girls in 2025, 74 births · #483 for boys in 2025, 622 births
Given to boys 91.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 65 births
- Debut · boys
- 60 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,166since 1880
Asa over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,410 | 74 | #483 | 622 |
| 2024 | #2,389 | 76 | #473 | 651 |
| 2023 | #2,156 | 88 | #509 | 591 |
| 2022 | #2,087 | 92 | #450 | 685 |
| 2021 | #2,024 | 95 | #495 | 594 |
| 2020 | #2,317 | 76 | #506 | 574 |
| 2019 | #2,428 | 73 | #505 | 567 |
| 2018 | #2,334 | 78 | #506 | 566 |
| 2017 | #2,508 | 71 | #490 | 595 |
| 2016 | #3,100 | 53 | #517 | 575 |
| 2015 | #2,712 | 65 | #530 | 540 |
| 2014 | #3,272 | 49 | #515 | 544 |
| 2013 | #2,903 | 58 | #554 | 479 |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | #563 | 461 |
| 2011 | #4,353 | 33 | #546 | 465 |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | #582 | 432 |
| 2009 | #3,619 | 44 | #554 | 478 |
| 2008 | #4,360 | 35 | #636 | 386 |
| 2007 | #3,848 | 41 | #619 | 398 |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | #624 | 380 |
| 2005 | #3,461 | 43 | #628 | 348 |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 | #672 | 301 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #655 | 302 |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | #671 | 276 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | #652 | 286 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 | #655 | 275 |
| 1999 | #4,576 | 24 | #687 | 245 |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | #795 | 192 |
| 1997 | #5,417 | 18 | #755 | 197 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | #846 | 165 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | #799 | 180 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #801 | 176 |
| 1993 | #4,826 | 20 | #853 | 154 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #844 | 156 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | #787 | 170 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #799 | 161 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #729 | 183 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #773 | 148 |
| 1987 | #5,074 | 15 | #829 | 126 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #901 | 102 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #748 | 141 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #803 | 118 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #721 | 143 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #741 | 140 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | #694 | 154 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #755 | 135 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #875 | 99 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #977 | 78 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #963 | 79 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #933 | 80 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #1,065 | 61 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #988 | 69 |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | #1,136 | 52 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #1,196 | 47 |
| 1971 | — | #1,199 | 47 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,070 | 58 | |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #1,198 | 43 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #1,183 | 41 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #1,194 | 39 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #1,189 | 41 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #1,311 | 36 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #1,195 | 42 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #1,069 | 51 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #1,250 | 40 |
| 1960 | — | #1,152 | 46 | |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #1,416 | 31 |
| 1958 | — | #1,163 | 44 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,185 | 43 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,120 | 46 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,167 | 41 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,151 | 42 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,074 | 46 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,027 | 49 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,017 | 48 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,006 | 48 | |
| 1949 | — | #967 | 51 | |
| 1948 | — | #902 | 58 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #878 | 63 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #1,076 | 41 |
| 1945 | — | #1,056 | 37 | |
| 1944 | — | #888 | 51 | |
| 1943 | — | #893 | 56 | |
| 1942 | — | #876 | 56 | |
| 1941 | — | #817 | 60 | |
| 1940 | — | #862 | 53 | |
| 1939 | — | #867 | 50 | |
| 1938 | — | #799 | 60 | |
| 1937 | — | #757 | 65 | |
| 1936 | — | #797 | 59 | |
| 1935 | — | #766 | 65 | |
| 1934 | — | #682 | 79 | |
| 1933 | — | #710 | 72 | |
| 1932 | — | #888 | 52 | |
| 1931 | — | #750 | 68 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #704 | 78 |
| 1929 | — | #742 | 72 | |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #652 | 92 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #601 | 107 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #614 | 104 |
| 1925 | — | #690 | 87 | |
| 1924 | — | #619 | 106 | |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #575 | 118 |
| 1922 | — | #642 | 101 | |
| 1921 | — | #625 | 103 | |
| 1920 | — | #615 | 105 | |
| 1919 | — | #657 | 88 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #556 | 117 |
| 1917 | — | #640 | 86 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #581 | 99 |
| 1915 | — | #531 | 109 | |
| 1914 | — | #585 | 73 | |
| 1913 | — | #573 | 58 | |
| 1912 | — | #592 | 47 | |
| 1911 | — | #605 | 25 | |
| 1910 | — | #512 | 30 | |
| 1909 | — | #679 | 16 | |
| 1908 | — | #513 | 24 | |
| 1907 | — | #351 | 39 | |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #477 | 22 | |
| 1904 | — | #431 | 24 | |
| 1903 | — | #381 | 26 | |
| 1902 | — | #460 | 21 | |
| 1901 | — | #371 | 25 | |
| 1900 | — | #413 | 30 | |
| 1899 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1898 | — | #345 | 31 | |
| 1897 | — | #253 | 47 | |
| 1896 | — | #331 | 32 | |
| 1895 | — | #279 | 40 | |
| 1894 | — | #289 | 37 | |
| 1893 | — | #266 | 43 | |
| 1892 | — | #233 | 58 | |
| 1891 | — | #237 | 46 | |
| 1890 | — | #243 | 48 | |
| 1889 | — | #274 | 37 | |
| 1888 | — | #230 | 58 | |
| 1887 | — | #221 | 51 | |
| 1886 | — | #233 | 52 | |
| 1885 | — | #251 | 43 | |
| 1884 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1883 | — | #193 | 61 | |
| 1882 | — | #205 | 62 | |
| 1881 | — | #178 | 65 | |
| 1880 | — | #200 | 60 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Asa was already there! It came in at #200, and was given to 60 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1908–1909, when fewer than 25 boys a year got the name.
Where Asa is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oregon#217 · 1 in 795
- West Virginia#262 · 1 in 1,003
- Kentucky#285 · 1 in 1,168
- Missouri#305 · 1 in 1,297
- Virginia#316 · 1 in 1,448
Best ever in a state: #74 in Vermont, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #217 | 20 | 1 in 795 |
| West Virginia | #262 | 7 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Kentucky | #285 | 17 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Missouri | #305 | 22 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Virginia | #316 | 27 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Georgia | #317 | 36 | 1 in 1,399 |
| Washington | #338 | 23 | 1 in 1,452 |
| North Carolina | #342 | 32 | 1 in 1,595 |
| Massachusetts | #345 | 15 | 1 in 1,901 |
| South Carolina | #359 | 13 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Louisiana | #365 | 14 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Oklahoma | #398 | 11 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Ohio | #403 | 27 | 1 in 2,008 |
| Idaho | #406 | 5 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Pennsylvania | #420 | 24 | 1 in 2,311 |
| Mississippi | #423 | 7 | 1 in 1,712 |
| Nebraska | #428 | 5 | 1 in 1,778 |
| Nevada | #445 | 6 | 1 in 1,976 |
| Arkansas | #483 | 6 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Kansas | #509 | 6 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Illinois | #515 | 19 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Tennessee | #523 | 13 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Michigan | #555 | 14 | 1 in 3,069 |
| Indiana | #562 | 11 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Wisconsin | #603 | 7 | 1 in 3,475 |
| Texas | #619 | 46 | 1 in 3,720 |
| Minnesota | #644 | 7 | 1 in 3,591 |
| California | #655 | 43 | 1 in 4,404 |
| Alabama | #667 | 6 | 1 in 3,669 |
| New York | #676 | 21 | 1 in 4,244 |
| Utah | #680 | 5 | 1 in 3,840 |
| Florida | #697 | 21 | 1 in 4,417 |
| Maryland | #708 | 6 | 1 in 4,158 |
| Colorado | #724 | 6 | 1 in 4,304 |
| Arizona | #806 | 6 | 1 in 5,437 |
| New Jersey | #1,036 | 5 | 1 in 8,111 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Asa
- 10 spots since 2024 (#473 → #483)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#506 → #483)
- 47 spots since 2015 (#530 → #483)
- Biggest jump: 217 spots in 1907 (#568 → #351)
- Biggest drop: 168 spots in 1945 (#888 → #1,056)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #178 (65 births)
- Births halved by 1896, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1944
- Highest: 1 in 1,550 boys born in 1881 were named Asa (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,746 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 24.7% of all boys named Asa (5,224) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 532 | #178 (1881) | #224 |
| 1890s | 412 | #233 (1892) | #280 |
| 1900s | 244 | #351 (1907) | #464 |
| 1910s | 732 | #512 (1910) | #583 |
| 1920s | 995 | #575 (1923) | #638 |
| 1930s | 648 | #682 (1934) | #772 |
| 1940s | 526 | #817 (1941) | #922 |
| 1950s | 438 | #1,006 (1950) | #1,133 |
| 1960s | 412 | #1,069 (1962) | #1,205 |
| 1970s | 670 | #875 (1979) | #1,040 |
| 1980s | 1,390 | #694 (1981) | #769 |
| 1990s | 1,796 | #687 (1999) | #797 |
| 2000s | 3,430 | #554 (2009) | #637 |
| 2010s | 5,224 | #490 (2017) | #531 |
| 2020s | 3,717 | #450 (2022) | #486 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Asa in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 17,272 of them was named Asa, which outranked 88.5% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,007Samaya96
- #2,007Shai96
- #2,007Xolani96
- #2,024Asa95
- #2,024Aashvi95
- #2,024Anderson95
- #2,024Blanca95
- #2,046Blakelee94
- #2,046Coco94
- #2,046Desire94
Tied with 21 names at #2,024; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,945 of them was named Asa, which outranked 96.5% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.