Is Asa a boy or girl name?
Asa is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 75 girls and 645 boys were named Asa, so 10.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.2% of the 22,359 US babies named Asa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #474
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,402
- Babies named Asa since 1880
- 22,359
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 775 babies
Boys and girls named Asa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 532 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 412 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 732 | 11 | 1.5% |
| 1920s | 995 | 27 | 2.6% |
| 1930s | 648 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 526 | 12 | 2.2% |
| 1950s | 438 | 10 | 2.2% |
| 1960s | 412 | 69 | 14.3% |
| 1970s | 670 | 86 | 11.4% |
| 1980s | 1,390 | 138 | 9% |
| 1990s | 1,796 | 180 | 9.1% |
| 2000s | 3,430 | 296 | 7.9% |
| 2010s | 5,223 | 566 | 9.8% |
| 2020s | 3,086 | 425 | 12.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 645 | #474 | 75 | #2,402 |
| 2023 | 591 | #509 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2022 | 683 | #450 | 92 | #2,089 |
| 2021 | 593 | #495 | 94 | #2,044 |
| 2020 | 574 | #506 | 76 | #2,320 |
| 2019 | 567 | #505 | 73 | #2,434 |
| 2018 | 566 | #506 | 78 | #2,338 |
| 2017 | 595 | #489 | 71 | #2,514 |
| 2016 | 575 | #517 | 53 | #3,106 |
| 2015 | 540 | #530 | 65 | #2,715 |
| 2014 | 544 | #515 | 49 | #3,280 |
| 2013 | 479 | #554 | 58 | #2,907 |
| 2012 | 461 | #563 | 41 | #3,790 |
| 2011 | 464 | #548 | 33 | #4,367 |
| 2010 | 432 | #582 | 45 | #3,521 |
| 2009 | 478 | #555 | 44 | #3,627 |
| 2008 | 386 | #636 | 35 | #4,368 |
| 2007 | 398 | #619 | 41 | #3,857 |
| 2006 | 380 | #624 | 25 | #5,401 |
| 2005 | 348 | #629 | 43 | #3,463 |
| 2004 | 301 | #672 | 20 | #6,000 |
| 2003 | 302 | #655 | 20 | #5,832 |
| 2002 | 276 | #671 | 25 | #4,783 |
| 2001 | 286 | #652 | 27 | #4,457 |
| 2000 | 275 | #655 | 16 | #6,516 |
| 1999 | 245 | #687 | 24 | #4,594 |
| 1998 | 192 | #795 | 18 | #5,601 |
| 1997 | 197 | #755 | 18 | #5,443 |
| 1996 | 165 | #846 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 1995 | 180 | #799 | 18 | #5,241 |
| 1994 | 176 | #801 | 16 | #5,739 |
| 1993 | 154 | #853 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1992 | 156 | #847 | 13 | #6,679 |
| 1991 | 170 | #787 | 15 | #5,974 |
| 1990 | 161 | #799 | 14 | #6,151 |
| 1989 | 183 | #729 | 14 | #5,863 |
| 1988 | 148 | #773 | 15 | #5,346 |
| 1987 | 126 | #829 | 15 | #5,091 |
| 1986 | 102 | #902 | 17 | #4,552 |
| 1985 | 141 | #748 | 14 | #5,096 |
| 1984 | 118 | #803 | 12 | #5,565 |
| 1983 | 143 | #722 | 13 | #5,172 |
| 1982 | 140 | #743 | 6 | #9,312 |
| 1981 | 154 | #696 | 17 | #4,359 |
| 1980 | 135 | #755 | 15 | #4,749 |
| 1979 | 99 | #875 | 12 | #5,449 |
| 1978 | 78 | #977 | 16 | #4,260 |
| 1977 | 79 | #964 | 8 | #6,932 |
| 1976 | 80 | #933 | 9 | #6,081 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,068 | 10 | #5,552 |
| 1974 | 69 | #988 | 12 | #4,744 |
| 1973 | 52 | #1,136 | 9 | #5,605 |
| 1972 | 47 | #1,196 | 10 | #5,133 |
| 1971 | 47 | #1,200 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 58 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,201 | 13 | #3,964 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,185 | 5 | #7,078 |
| 1967 | 33 | #1,316 | 8 | #5,015 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,198 | 8 | #4,897 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,192 | 7 | #5,318 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,310 | 5 | #6,833 |
| 1963 | 42 | #1,198 | 11 | #4,036 |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,071 | 6 | #5,899 |
| 1961 | 40 | #1,252 | 6 | #5,889 |
| 1960 | 46 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 31 | #1,416 | 10 | #4,044 |
| 1958 | 44 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 46 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 49 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 48 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 51 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 58 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 63 | #880 | 5 | #5,352 |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,077 | 7 | #4,014 |
| 1945 | 37 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 51 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 56 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 56 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 60 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 53 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 50 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 60 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 65 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 59 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 65 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 79 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 72 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 52 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 68 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 78 | #704 | 5 | #4,599 |
| 1929 | 72 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 92 | #652 | 7 | #3,775 |
| 1927 | 107 | #601 | 5 | #4,862 |
| 1926 | 104 | #614 | 6 | #4,342 |
| 1925 | 87 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 106 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 118 | #575 | 9 | #3,382 |
| 1922 | 101 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 103 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 105 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 88 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 117 | #556 | 6 | #4,327 |
| 1917 | 86 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 99 | #581 | 5 | #4,476 |
| 1915 | 109 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 73 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 58 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 47 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 25 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 30 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 24 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 39 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 17 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 22 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 24 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 26 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 21 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 25 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 30 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 30 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 31 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 47 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 32 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 40 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 37 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 43 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 58 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 46 | #237 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 48 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 37 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 58 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 51 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 52 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 43 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 43 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 61 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 62 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 65 | #178 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 60 | #200 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Asa reached #178 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #2,044 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Asa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.