Azia
Azia was the 5260th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 2029th; the most babies were born in 1999 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,070 places. More babies were named Azia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Asia) from the continent of Asia · Greek, English
- Rank in 2025
- #5,260 girls, up 3,783 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199974 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,434babies recorded
What does the name Azia mean?
Azia is a spelling of Asia, pronounced the same way, so it shares Asia's meaning and origin.
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)
Azia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,260 | 24 |
| 2020 | #9,043 | 11 |
| 2010 | #5,264 | 26 |
| 2000 | #2,338 | 66 |
| 1990 | #3,165 | 35 |
| 1980 | #6,351 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Azia, counting every spelling?
Azia is a spelling of Asia, a name family that ranked #1,608 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,260 for Azia 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 Azia?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Azia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Azia 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Azia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Azia?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Azia are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 18 and 31. That makes Azia 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Azia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Azia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Azia
What does Azia mean?
Azia is a spelling of Asia, which means “from the continent of Asia” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Azia?
Azia was the 5260th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 2029th; the most babies were born in 1999 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,070 places. More babies were named Azia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Azia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Azia in the US.