Asa
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning physician, healer.
Babies a year
659
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#483
down from #474
UK popularity
#469
83 babies · down from #434
How Asa has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #530 |
| 2016 | #517 |
| 2017 | #490 |
| 2018 | #506 |
| 2019 | #506 |
| 2020 | #506 |
| 2021 | #496 |
| 2022 | #451 |
| 2023 | #509 |
| 2024 | #474 |
| 2025 | #483 |
In 2025, 83 babies in England and Wales were named Asa. In the US, 659 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Asa was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.05% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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