Asa
Boy · AY-sa · Hebrew
Asa is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “healer, physician”. In 2025 it ranked 481st for boys in the UK (89 babies) and 483rd for boys in the US (622 babies).
What does Asa mean?
Hebrew
“healer, physician”
Asa was a king of Judah praised in the Bible for removing idols from the land.
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- AY-sa
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Is Asa a girl's or a boy's name?
Asa is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 89 boys in the UK and 74 girls and 622 boys in the US.
How popular is Asa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #481among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 89about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 89 boys in the UK were named Asa, making it the 481st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 553rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 98 boys. 3 girls were also named Asa in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Asa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 469th in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Asa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #481 |
| 2024 | 98 | #453 |
| 2023 | 90 | #490 |
| 2022 | 77 | #557 |
| 2021 | 82 | #535 |
| 2020 | 76 | #553 |
| 2019 | 55 | #688 |
| 2018 | 52 | #728 |
| 2017 | 48 | #778 |
| 2016 | 60 | #660 |
| 2015 | 48 | #747 |
| 2014 | 48 | #737 |
| 2013 | 53 | #699 |
| 2012 | 49 | #741 |
| 2011 | 50 | #710 |
| 2010 | 48 | #717 |
| 2009 | 54 | #659 |
| 2008 | 38 | #824 |
| 2007 | 39 | #779 |
| 2006 | 39 | #744 |
| 2005 | 38 | #742 |
| 2004 | 38 | #696 |
| 2003 | 28 | #808 |
| 2002 | 26 | #791 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 38 | #570 |
| 1999 | 28 | #683 |
| 1998 | 42 | #518 |
| 1997 | 38 | #535 |
| 1996 | 36 | #529 |
How popular is Asa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #483among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 622about 1 in 2,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 622 boys in the US were named Asa, making it the 483rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 506th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 685 boys. 74 girls were also named Asa in 2025 (2,410th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Asa in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11% of the babies named Asa in the US were girls.
Asa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 622 | #483 |
| 2024 | 651 | #473 |
| 2023 | 591 | #509 |
| 2022 | 685 | #450 |
| 2021 | 594 | #495 |
| 2020 | 574 | #506 |
| 2019 | 567 | #505 |
| 2018 | 566 | #506 |
| 2017 | 595 | #490 |
| 2016 | 575 | #517 |
| 2015 | 540 | #530 |
| 2014 | 544 | #515 |
| 2013 | 479 | #554 |
| 2012 | 461 | #563 |
| 2011 | 465 | #546 |
| 2010 | 432 | #582 |
| 2009 | 478 | #554 |
| 2008 | 386 | #636 |
| 2007 | 398 | #619 |
| 2006 | 380 | #624 |
| 2005 | 348 | #628 |
| 2004 | 301 | #672 |
| 2003 | 302 | #655 |
| 2002 | 276 | #671 |
| 2001 | 286 | #652 |
| 2000 | 275 | #654 |
| 1999 | 245 | #685 |
| 1998 | 192 | #794 |
| 1997 | 197 | #753 |
| 1996 | 165 | #844 |
| 1995 | 180 | #796 |
| 1994 | 176 | #799 |
| 1993 | 154 | #851 |
| 1992 | 156 | #842 |
| 1991 | 170 | #783 |
| 1990 | 161 | #795 |
| 1989 | 183 | #726 |
| 1988 | 148 | #772 |
| 1987 | 126 | #828 |
| 1986 | 102 | #900 |
| 1985 | 141 | #748 |
| 1984 | 118 | #803 |
| 1983 | 143 | #721 |
| 1982 | 140 | #741 |
| 1981 | 154 | #694 |
| 1980 | 135 | #755 |
| 1979 | 99 | #875 |
| 1978 | 78 | #977 |
| 1977 | 79 | #963 |
| 1976 | 80 | #933 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,065 |
| 1974 | 69 | #988 |
| 1973 | 52 | #1,136 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,196 |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,199 |
| 1970 | 58 | #1,070 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,198 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,183 |
| 1967 | 33 | #1,311 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,193 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,189 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,310 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,194 |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,068 |
| 1961 | 40 | #1,249 |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,151 |
| 1959 | 31 | #1,415 |
| 1958 | 44 | #1,162 |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,184 |
| 1956 | 46 | #1,119 |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,166 |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,150 |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,073 |
| 1952 | 49 | #1,026 |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,016 |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,005 |
| 1949 | 51 | #966 |
| 1948 | 58 | #901 |
| 1947 | 63 | #877 |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,075 |
| 1945 | 37 | #1,055 |
| 1944 | 51 | #888 |
| 1943 | 56 | #893 |
| 1942 | 56 | #876 |
| 1941 | 60 | #817 |
| 1940 | 53 | #862 |
| 1939 | 50 | #867 |
| 1938 | 60 | #799 |
| 1937 | 65 | #757 |
| 1936 | 59 | #797 |
| 1935 | 65 | #766 |
| 1934 | 79 | #682 |
| 1933 | 72 | #710 |
| 1932 | 52 | #888 |
| 1931 | 68 | #750 |
| 1930 | 78 | #704 |
| 1929 | 72 | #742 |
| 1928 | 92 | #652 |
| 1927 | 107 | #601 |
| 1926 | 104 | #614 |
| 1925 | 87 | #690 |
| 1924 | 106 | #619 |
| 1923 | 118 | #575 |
| 1922 | 101 | #642 |
| 1921 | 103 | #625 |
| 1920 | 105 | #615 |
| 1919 | 88 | #657 |
| 1918 | 117 | #556 |
| 1917 | 86 | #640 |
| 1916 | 99 | #581 |
| 1915 | 109 | #531 |
| 1914 | 73 | #585 |
| 1913 | 58 | #573 |
| 1912 | 47 | #592 |
| 1911 | 25 | #605 |
| 1910 | 30 | #512 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 24 | #513 |
| 1907 | 39 | #351 |
| 1906 | 17 | #568 |
| 1905 | 22 | #477 |
| 1904 | 24 | #431 |
| 1903 | 26 | #381 |
| 1902 | 21 | #460 |
| 1901 | 25 | #371 |
| 1900 | 30 | #413 |
| 1899 | 30 | #322 |
| 1898 | 31 | #345 |
| 1897 | 47 | #253 |
| 1896 | 32 | #331 |
| 1895 | 40 | #279 |
| 1894 | 37 | #289 |
| 1893 | 43 | #266 |
| 1892 | 58 | #233 |
| 1891 | 46 | #237 |
| 1890 | 48 | #243 |
| 1889 | 37 | #274 |
| 1888 | 58 | #230 |
| 1887 | 51 | #221 |
| 1886 | 52 | #233 |
| 1885 | 43 | #251 |
| 1884 | 43 | #259 |
| 1883 | 61 | #193 |
| 1882 | 62 | #205 |
| 1881 | 65 | #178 |
| 1880 | 60 | #200 |
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