unisex name · in the US

Aseel

ah-SEEL

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Unisex (US)
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,370

Canada

#960

2024 births

Aseel is a unisex name in the United States, with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Aseel is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in 2017, when 89 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 41,967 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1988.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Aseel Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Aseel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 12
1990s 93
2000s 234
2010s 628
2020s (to 2025) 426

How Popular Is Aseel?

In 2025, Aseel was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Aseel Is Used

Scotland #643 5 in 2019
Canada #960 29 in 2024
Ireland #1,135 3 in 2024
England & Wales #1,193 32 in 2025
France #1,794 25 in 2025
United States #2,511 79 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Aseel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Aseel Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aseel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Boys' or Girls' Name?

Aseel is used differently depending on where you are. Each figure is the share of babies given the name who were girls, over the last ten years of that country's records.

  • United States Both 88% girls · 755 babies
  • England & Wales Girls' 95% girls · 272 babies
  • Canada Girls' 100% girls · 220 babies
  • France Girls' 97% girls · 195 babies

How to Say Aseel

  • Pronunciation ah-SEEL

Sibling Names for Aseel

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Aseel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Aseel

How popular is the name Aseel?

In 2025, Aseel was given to 79 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Aseel a girl's or a boy's name?

Aseel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Aseel?

Aseel has 2 syllables.

When was Aseel most popular?

Aseel peaked in 2017, when 89 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Aseel a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aseel currently ranks #960 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.