girl's name
Asha
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 12,177
Northern Ireland
#506
2023 births
Asha is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 160 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2000, when 250 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,721 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Asha over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 72 |
| 1970s | 566 |
| 1980s | 1,243 |
| 1990s | 2,175 |
| 2000s | 2,125 |
| 2010s | 1,957 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 989 |
How popular is Asha?
In 2025, Asha was given to 160 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Asha is used
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 Asha
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Asha also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Asha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Asha in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Asha
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Asha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Asha
How popular is the name Asha?
In 2025, Asha was given to 160 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Asha a girl's or a boy's name?
Asha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Asha?
Asha has 2 syllables.
When was Asha most popular?
Asha peaked in 2000, when 250 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Asha a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Asha currently ranks #1,227 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.