girl's name
Asmara
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 276
Asmara is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Asmara over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 82 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 70 |
How popular is Asmara?
In 2025, Asmara was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Asmara 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 Asmara
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Asmara also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Asmara over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Asmara
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Asmara — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Asmara
How popular is the name Asmara?
In 2025, Asmara was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Asmara a girl's or a boy's name?
Asmara is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Asmara?
Asmara has 3 syllables.
When was Asmara most popular?
Asmara peaked in 2025, when 26 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Asmara a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Asmara currently ranks #5,042 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.