Asaiah
A masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has made".
Name Census estimates that about 1,839 living Americans carry the first name Asaiah. It is a predominantly male name (94.1% of registrations). The average person named Asaiah today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Asaiah births was 2024 (292 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Asaiah. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Asaiah with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Asaiah is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 8 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.8K
~ 1 in 186,381 Americans
Peak year
2024
292 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#858
Tracked since 1996
Census
Asaiah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 687 people with the first name Asaiah, which placed it at #16,426 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,426
National first-name rank
People counted
687
687 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
50.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Asaiah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Asaiah is Black at 50.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.2%) and Two or More Races (10.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Asaiah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Asaiah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American50.5% · 347
- Hispanic or Latino26.2% · 180
- Two or more races10.0% · 69
- White8.6% · 59
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Asaiah
Asaiah leans heavily male at 94.1% of total registrations, but 110 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Asaiah as a male name
- Ranked #858 in 2024
- 282 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (282 births)
Asaiah as a female name
- Ranked #9,600 in 2024
- 10 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Asaiah leans strongly male. 592 people counted with this name were male (87.1%), compared with 88 female bearers (12.9%).
Popularity
Asaiah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Asaiah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 1,043 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Asaiah 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 Asaiah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Asaiahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Asaiah, while Washington, Mississippi, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 37 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Asaiah
The name Asaiah originates from the Hebrew language and culture, with its roots traced back to ancient times. It is derived from the Hebrew name Yesha'yahu, which means "Yahweh is salvation" or "the Lord is salvation." The name Asaiah is a variant spelling of the more common Isaiah, which has been used throughout history.
One of the earliest and most notable references to this name can be found in the Bible, where Isaiah is the name of a prominent prophet in the Old Testament. The Book of Isaiah, one of the major prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, is attributed to this prophet, who lived in the 8th century BC during the reign of the Judean kings.
In terms of historical figures bearing the name Asaiah, there are several notable individuals. Asaiah, the son of Shallum, was a chief officer in the tribe of Simeon during the reign of King Hezekiah in the 8th century BC, as mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:37.
Another individual named Asaiah was a Levite who lived during the time of King Josiah in the 7th century BC, and he is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 34:20 as one of those appointed to repair the temple in Jerusalem.
In the 17th century, Asaiah Benton (1615-1670) was a Puritan minister and author in New England, known for his writings on religious topics.
Asaiah Leavitt (1782-1833) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio in the early 19th century.
Asaiah Morse (1800-1894) was an American minister and abolitionist who played a significant role in the Underground Railroad, aiding escaped slaves on their journey to freedom.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who bore the name Asaiah, a name with deep roots in ancient Hebrew culture and a connection to the biblical prophet Isaiah.
People
Asaiah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Asaiah 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
Asaiah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asaiah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,839 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Asaiah 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 186,381 US residents.
Is Asaiah a common name?
We classify Asaiah as "Rare". It ranks above 93.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,853 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Asaiah most popular?
The single biggest year for Asaiah was 2024, when 292 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Asaiah is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Asaiah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 687 people with the name Asaiah, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,426 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Asaiah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Asaiah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Asaiah leans strongly male. 592 people counted with this name were male (87.1%), compared with 88 female bearers (12.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Asaiah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Asaiah is Black at 50.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (26.2%) and Two or More Races (10.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Asaiah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Asaiah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.5% (347 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Asaiah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Asaiah a male name?
Yes, 94.1% of people registered as Asaiah in the SSA data are male. 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.
Is Asaiah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Asaiah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Asaiah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are named Asaiah?
Want to know how many Americans are named Asaiah? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.