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Asa

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Meaning of Asa: Hebrew: 'healer'

Asa is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 467th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 434th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#467

696 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#434

93 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,067

First recorded 1880 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 171 babies1982: 146 babies1983: 156 babies1984: 130 babies1985: 155 babies1986: 119 babies1987: 141 babies1988: 163 babies1989: 197 babies1990: 175 babies19901991: 185 babies1992: 169 babies1993: 174 babies1994: 192 babies1995: 198 babies1996: 189 babies1997: 215 babies1998: 210 babies1999: 269 babies2000: 291 babies20002001: 313 babies2002: 301 babies2003: 322 babies2004: 321 babies2005: 391 babies2006: 405 babies2007: 439 babies2008: 421 babies2009: 522 babies2010: 477 babies20102011: 498 babies2012: 502 babies2013: 537 babies2014: 593 babies2015: 605 babies2016: 628 babies2017: 666 babies2018: 644 babies2019: 640 babies2020: 650 babies20202021: 689 babies2022: 777 babies2023: 679 babies2024: 727 babies2025: 696 babies
US babies named Asa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 777.

Gender split

92% boys · 8% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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