Aasia
Asian, derived from the continent name Asia.
Name Census estimates that about 221 living Americans carry the first name Aasia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aasia today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aasia births was 2005 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aasia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
221
~ 1 in 1,550,925 Americans
Peak year
2005
26 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2017 SSA rank
#14,133
Tracked since 1988
Popularity
Aasia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aasia from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 105 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Aasia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aasia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aasia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aasias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Aasia
The name Aasia finds its origins in Ancient Greek, stemming from the word 'Asia', which referred to the continent of Asia Minor or modern-day Turkey. It dates back to the 5th century BC, when the Greek historian Herodotus used the term to describe the region east of the Aegean Sea.
The name Aasia likely emerged as a feminized version of the word 'Asia', with the added 'a' at the end, a common practice in Greek naming conventions. This name would have been given to girls born in the region or with ties to the area now known as Asia Minor.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aasia can be found in the works of the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who lived from around 446 BC to 386 BC. In his comedic play "The Birds," he includes a character named Aasia, though little is known about the significance of this particular character.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Aasia. One such person was Aasia of Cyrene, a 4th century BC philosopher and mathematician from the Greek colony of Cyrene, located in modern-day Libya. She was renowned for her contributions to the fields of geometry and arithmetic.
Another historical figure with the name Aasia was Aasia of Thessalonica, a 6th century AD Byzantine poet and hymnographer. Her works were widely celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and she is recognized as one of the earliest known female poets in the Christian tradition.
In the 12th century, there was Aasia of Jerusalem, a noblewoman and crusader who participated in the Third Crusade. She is mentioned in several historical accounts of the time, though details of her life are scarce.
Moving forward in time, Aasia Djebar, born in 1936 and died in 2015, was a celebrated Algerian novelist, translator, and filmmaker. She was a prominent figure in the Francophone literary world and was the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Académie Française in 2005.
Lastly, Aasia Bibi, born in 1972, is a Pakistani Christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 and spent eight years on death row before being acquitted by Pakistan's Supreme Court in 2018. Her case sparked international outcry and debates around Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws.
People
Aasia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aasia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aasia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aasia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 221 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aasia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,550,925 US residents.
Is Aasia a common name?
We classify Aasia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 225 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aasia most popular?
The single biggest year for Aasia was 2005, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aasia is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Aasia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aasia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.