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Asuka

ah-SOO-kah (Japanese)

  • Origin Japanese
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 117

Asuka is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2018 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Asuka is a name of Japanese origin.
  • Peaked in 1993, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1982.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Asuka Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s.

42
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Asuka by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 25
1990s 42
2000s 26
2010s 16

How Popular Is Asuka?

In 2018, Asuka was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Asuka Is Used

England & Wales #4,876 3 in 1998
France #7,576 5 in 2017
United States #17,783 5 in 2018

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 Asuka

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

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How to Say Asuka

  • Japanese ah-SOO-kah

Sibling Names for Asuka

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

Common Questions About Asuka

How popular is the name Asuka?

In 2018, Asuka was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Asuka is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Asuka?

Asuka has 3 syllables.

When was Asuka most popular?

Asuka peaked in 1993, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.