Is Asia a boy or girl name?
Asia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 120 girls and 0 boys were named Asia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 32,600 US babies named Asia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,689
- Babies named Asia since 1945
- 32,600
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 1,540 babies
Boys and girls named Asia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 88 | 100% |
| 1970s | 23 | 838 | 97.3% |
| 1980s | 56 | 3,692 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 83 | 12,656 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 34 | 11,235 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,189 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 682 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,689 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,625 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,460 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,419 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,326 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,263 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 253 | #1,025 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,108 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 306 | #901 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 346 | #807 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 371 | #736 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 341 | #792 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 436 | #653 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 551 | #532 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 655 | #474 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 839 | #385 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,525 | 1,029 | #323 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #331 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,362 | 1,162 | #285 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,298 | #245 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,035 | 1,369 | #238 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,190 | #266 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,407 | 1,268 | #252 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,892 | 1,423 | #221 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,204 | 1,417 | #227 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,496 | 1,509 | #206 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,661 | 1,532 | #195 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,199 | 1,447 | #200 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,867 | 1,290 | #219 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,423 | 1,212 | #234 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,796 | 1,121 | #247 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,491 | 1,108 | #252 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,124 | 1,098 | #255 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,020 | 922 | #300 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,213 | 813 | #311 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,793 | 565 | #413 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 390 | #522 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 384 | #532 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,614 | 328 | #592 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 322 | #571 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,542 | 326 | #558 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,683 | 226 | #743 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,348 | 179 | #866 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 159 | #939 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 167 | #894 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,112 | 124 | #1,069 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,247 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,655 | 80 | #1,344 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,074 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,386 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,481 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,993 | 45 | #1,858 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,004 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,771 | 37 | #2,167 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,709 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,180 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,063 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,847 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,852 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,707 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,555 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,655 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,004 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,290 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,055 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Asia reached #3,213 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #195 in 1997. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Asia
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.