Asia

#2,194 for girls in 2025, 84 births · Last seen for boys in 2007 at #12,367
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1997 · 1,532 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
32,491
since 1945

Asia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Asia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #195, 1997girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,19484—
2024#1,681121—
2023#1,614129—
2022#1,590133—
2021#1,460147—
2020#1,418154—
2019#1,319173—
2018#1,262183—
2017#1,025253—
2016#1,108230—
2015#901306—
2014#807346—
2013#736371—
2012#792341—
2011#653436—
2010#532551—
2009#474655—
2008#385839—
2007#3231,029#12,3675
2006#3321,002—
2005#2851,162#8,2998
2004#2451,298—
2003#2381,369#10,8945
2002#2661,190—
2001#2521,268#8,3397
2000#2211,423#6,8399
1999#2271,417#7,1398
1998#2061,509#5,46611
1997#1951,532#6,6188
1996#2001,447#7,1367
1995#2191,290#7,7926
1994#2341,212#6,3728
1993#2471,121#5,7719
1992#2521,108#7,4226
1991#2551,098#5,09610
1990#300922#4,99310
1989#311813#3,20518
1988#412565#5,7517
1987#522390—
1986#531384—
1985#592328#3,59912
1984#571322—
1983#558326#4,4998
1982#743226#5,6196
1981#866179#6,2625
1980#939159—
1979#894167—
1978#1,069124#5,0596
1977#1,24796—
1976#1,34380#5,5875
1975#1,074109—
1974#1,38674—
1973#1,47864—
1972#1,85645#3,9637
1971#2,00142—
1970#2,16037#4,7245
1969#2,70424—
1968#3,16917—
1967#4,05311—
1966#5,8096—
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First appearance
1945

The first year at least five girls were named Asia! It came in at #4,025, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1946–1958, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Asia is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNHWashington: #513 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,438 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #463 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,925 girlsMNIllinois: #177 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsILWisconsin: #341 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,371 girlsWIMichigan: #121 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 623 girlsMINew York: #198 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsNYMassachusetts: #382 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,793 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedRIOregon: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,809 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedSDIowa: #361 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,585 girlsIAIndiana: #301 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsINOhio: #165 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 923 girlsOHPennsylvania: #226 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsPANew Jersey: #140 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 778 girlsNJConnecticut: #245 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsCTCalifornia: #445 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 2,753 girlsCAUtah: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,215 girlsUTColorado: #419 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,603 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #232 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,412 girlsMOKentucky: #238 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #196 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsVAMaryland: #153 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 812 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedDEArizona: #483 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,867 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedARTennessee: #244 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #174 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 996 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #180 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 964 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #75 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 308 girlsDCOklahoma: #436 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,843 girlsOKLouisiana: #180 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 928 girlsLAMississippi: #230 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsMSAlabama: #190 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsALGeorgia: #160 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 854 girlsGAHawaii: #143 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 560 girlsHITexas: #418 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 2,675 girlsTXFlorida: #365 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,463 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#75 · 1 in 308
  2. Michigan#121 · 1 in 623
  3. New Jersey#140 · 1 in 778
  4. Hawaii#143 · 1 in 560
  5. Maryland#153 · 1 in 812

Best ever in a state: #25 in District of Columbia, 1995.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#75191 in 308
Michigan#121971 in 623
New Jersey#140601 in 778
Hawaii#14391 in 560
Maryland#153341 in 812
Georgia#160491 in 854
Ohio#165761 in 923
North Carolina#174401 in 996
Illinois#177771 in 1,007
Louisiana#180271 in 928
South Carolina#180201 in 964
Alabama#190201 in 1,103
Virginia#196321 in 1,153
New York#198991 in 1,202
Pennsylvania#226501 in 1,420
Mississippi#230111 in 1,224
Missouri#232231 in 1,412
Kentucky#238151 in 1,431
Tennessee#244201 in 1,521
Connecticut#245121 in 1,545
Indiana#301171 in 2,049
Wisconsin#341121 in 2,371
Iowa#36161 in 2,585
Florida#365311 in 2,463
Massachusetts#382131 in 2,793
Utah#40761 in 2,215
Texas#418511 in 2,675
Colorado#41981 in 2,603
Oklahoma#43661 in 2,843
Oregon#44061 in 2,809
California#445951 in 2,753
Minnesota#46371 in 3,925
Arizona#48391 in 2,867
Washington#51391 in 3,438
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Asia
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 513 spots since 2024 (#1,681 → #2,194)
  • 776 spots since 2020 (#1,418 → #2,194)
  • 1,293 spots since 2015 (#901 → #2,194)
  • Biggest jump: 185 spots in 1983 (#743 → #558)
  • Biggest drop: 207 spots in 2016 (#901 → #1,108)
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1997 at #195 (1,532 births)
  • Births halved by 2009, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1979–2015
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,136
  • Highest: 1 in 1,136 girls born in 1997 were named Asia (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,134 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 39.0% of all girls named Asia (12,656) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s11#4,025 (1945)#4,634
1950s13#4,625 (1959)#5,289
1960s88#2,704 (1969)#4,113
1970s838#894 (1979)#1,451
1980s3,692#311 (1989)#605
1990s12,656#195 (1997)#234
2000s11,235#221 (2000)#302
2010s3,190#532 (2010)#914
2020s768#1,418 (2020)#1,660

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Asia in 1991

girls
#255
1,098 births · 1 in 1,708 girls
boys
#5,096
10 births · 1 in 202,033 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #255Asia1,098

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #5,096Asia10
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,708 of them was named Asia, which outranked 98.4% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Asia
  1. #252Tanya1,108
  2. #253Adrienne1,106
  3. #254Nina1,102
  4. #255Asia1,098
  5. #256Chelsie1,090
  6. #257Janelle1,088
  7. #257Karla1,088
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 202,033 of them was named Asia, which outranked 47.2% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Asia
  1. #4,760Yechezkel11
  2. #4,760Yisrael11
  3. #4,760Zeferino11
  4. #5,096Asia10
  5. #5,096Aarion10
  6. #5,096Abdon10
  7. #5,096Abhinav10
  8. #5,521Abdalla9
  9. #5,521Abdias9
  10. #5,521Abhay9

Tied with 424 names at #5,096; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →