Asia
Asia was the 2197th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 195th with 1,532 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,296 places. More babies were named Asia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning from the continent of Asia · Greek, English
Say it AY-zhuh /ˈeɪʒə/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,197 girls, down 778 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19971,532 babies
- Total since 1880
- 32,687babies recorded
What does the name Asia mean?
Asia is a place-name used as a girls' name, from the continent. The name came into English through Latin from Greek Asia, which Wiktionary traces to Mycenaean Greek and probably to Hittite Assuwa, a region in northwest Anatolia; its deeper origin is unknown. In Greek mythology Asia was also an Oceanid nymph. As a given name it was most popular in the US in the 1990s.
Ἀσία (Ancient Greek, “Asia”)Aššuwa (Hittite, “region in northwest Anatolia”)
How sure is this? Well established. The name of the continent is old and of uncertain ultimate origin.
See also: Greek names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Asia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Asia', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Asia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 196 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,197 | 84 |
| 2020 | #1,419 | 154 |
| 2010 | #532 | 551 |
| 2000 | #221 | 1,423 |
| 1990 | #300 | 922 |
| 1980 | #939 | 159 |
| 1970 | #2,167 | 37 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Asia, counting every spelling?
Asia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,608 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,197 for Asia on its own. Together these spellings went to 113 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 84 | #2,197 | 614 |
| Azia | 24 | #5,260 | 92 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Asia?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Asia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Asia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Asia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Asia?
About 31,900 people born in the US named Asia are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 21 and 33. That makes Asia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Asia by state
How common Asia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×), Georgia (1.6×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Asia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Asia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Asia · Sibling names for Asia
Questions about the name Asia
What does Asia mean?
Asia means “from the continent of Asia” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Asia?
Asia was the 2197th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 195th with 1,532 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,296 places. More babies were named Asia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Asia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Asia in the US.
Where is Asia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Asia was most common in Louisiana (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Georgia.