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Asya

Girl

Meaning of Asya: Russian: 'resurrection'

Asya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3278th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3278

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,249

First recorded 1974 · peak 2001

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 33 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 48 babies19901991: 68 babies1992: 59 babies1993: 40 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 65 babies1996: 70 babies1997: 72 babies1998: 79 babies1999: 79 babies2000: 103 babies20002001: 117 babies2002: 88 babies2003: 74 babies2004: 83 babies2005: 61 babies2006: 75 babies2007: 50 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 45 babies2010: 40 babies20102011: 36 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 36 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 53 babies2018: 31 babies2019: 39 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 25 babies2022: 50 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Asya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 117.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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