Asmaa
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "sublime" or "highness".
Name Census estimates that about 916 living Americans carry the first name Asmaa. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Asmaa today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Asmaa births was 2013 (48 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Asmaa. 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
916
~ 1 in 374,186 Americans
Peak year
2013
48 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,947
Tracked since 1979
Popularity
Asmaa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Asmaa from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 320 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Asmaa remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Asmaa 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 Asmaa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Asmaas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New York, Minnesota, California recorded the most babies named Asmaa, while Michigan, Pennsylvania, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Asmaa
The name Asmaa has its origins in the Arabic language. It is believed to have derived from the Arabic word "sama" which means "elevated" or "sublime." The name can be traced back to the 7th century and the early days of Islam.
Asmaa was one of the names of the wife of the Prophet Muhammad, Asmaa bint Yazid. She was a companion of the Prophet and is known for her devotion and sacrifice in the early years of Islam. The name is mentioned in several Islamic texts and historical records from that period.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Asmaa is from the 7th century. Asmaa bint Abu Bakr was the daughter of Abu Bakr, the first Caliph of Islam, and a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad. She is remembered for her bravery and her role in the early Muslim community.
In the 12th century, Asmaa bint Shihab al-Sunji was a renowned poet and scholar from Andalusia (modern-day Spain). She was known for her contributions to Arabic literature and her mastery of various disciplines, including poetry, grammar, and hadith.
Asmaa al-Ghudayya was a 13th-century Sufi mystic and poet from Damascus, Syria. She is remembered for her spiritual poetry and her teachings on the mystical path of Islam.
Asmaa bint al-Aziz was a 16th-century Egyptian scholar and philanthropist. She was known for her extensive knowledge of Islamic sciences and her contributions to the education and welfare of women in her time.
Asmaa Jama Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician and the wife of Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana. She played a significant role in the country's independence movement and served as a member of the Ghanaian Parliament in the 1960s.
People
Asmaa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Asmaa 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
Asmaa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asmaa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 916 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Asmaa 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 374,186 US residents.
Is Asmaa a common name?
We classify Asmaa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 932 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Asmaa most popular?
The single biggest year for Asmaa was 2013, when 48 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Asmaa is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Asmaa a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Asmaa 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.