Is Asha a boy or girl name?
Asha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 197 girls and 0 boys were named Asha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 8,962 US babies named Asha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,196
- Babies named Asha since 1963
- 8,962
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 250 babies
Boys and girls named Asha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 72 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 566 | 100% |
| 1980s | 14 | 1,229 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 13 | 2,162 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 5 | 2,120 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 10 | 1,947 | 99.5% |
| 2020s | 16 | 808 | 98.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,196 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,338 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,515 | 134 | #1,583 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,900 | 161 | #1,369 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,186 | 147 | #1,461 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,308 | 192 | #1,219 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,192 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,429 | 210 | #1,172 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,287 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,311 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,206 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,248 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,158 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,196 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,363 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,291 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,236 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,182 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,222 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,617 | 196 | #1,174 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,062 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 237 | #978 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,045 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,025 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 250 | #882 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,790 | 224 | #936 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 249 | #855 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 205 | #964 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 220 | #893 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 216 | #881 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 227 | #863 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,869 | 203 | #930 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 237 | #839 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 197 | #960 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 184 | #994 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,195 | 239 | #796 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,053 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,038 | 134 | #1,116 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,225 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,339 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,343 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,190 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,279 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,320 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,273 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,350 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,475 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,382 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,748 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,642 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,734 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,806 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,832 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,068 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,317 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,014 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,463 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,094 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,515 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,054 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,659 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Asha reached #5,195 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #796 in 1989. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Asha
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.