Assyria
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-SEER-ee-ah
Assyria is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Assyria mean?
From the ancient land of Assyria, via Greek, from Akkadian Ashur
Taken from Assyria, the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom named after its chief city and god, Ashur.
Is Assyria a girl's or a boy's name?
Assyria is a girls' name.
How popular is Assyria in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Assyria in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Assyria in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
Names like Assyria
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amelia Alivia Amaria Isabella Julia Sophia Analia Amalia Lydia Olivia Alyvia Ariana
Names related to Assyria
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Assyria: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/assyria, updated 20 October 2026.