Asha
- Pronunciation
- [A-sha]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Lively
- Origin
- Arabic
Asha Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 8,904 baby girls have been named Asha. The name peaked in 2000 with 250 US births that year (rank #882). In 2024, ranked #1196 nationally — 314 places below its 2000 peak.
Top States for Asha
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Asha births are: California (1,091), New York (832), Texas (463).
Other Arabic-Origin Names Like Asha
If you like Asha's Arabic origin, consider these related names: Aaleyah, Aaliyah, Aban, Abbas, Abbud. Browse all Arabic names →
4-Letter Names Starting with A
Names with Asha's exact length and starting letter: Aala, Aart, Aase, Aban, Abba.
Quick Facts About Asha
US Popularity History (2000–2003)
Annual US births named Asha by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 250 girls named Asha (girl rank #882 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2003, ranked #978 for girls (237 US births). That's 96 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Asha Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Asha the strongest states are Oregon, Minnesota, Washington.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | #654 | 15 |
| 2 | Minnesota | #721 | 41 |
| 3 | Washington | #737 | 44 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #784 | 24 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #877 | 23 |
| 6 | New York | #894 | 105 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | #924 | 40 |
| 8 | Illinois | #925 | 51 |
| 9 | Virginia | #937 | 29 |
| 10 | Georgia | #957 | 38 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | #1,007 | 43 |
| 2 | California | #963 | 94 |
| 3 | Georgia | #957 | 38 |
| 4 | Virginia | #937 | 29 |
| 5 | Illinois | #925 | 51 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | #924 | 40 |
| 7 | New York | #894 | 105 |
| 8 | New Jersey | #877 | 23 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | #784 | 24 |
| 10 | Washington | #737 | 44 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Asha in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
Famous People Named Asha
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Asha.
- Asha Bhosle — World Music Singer (1933)
Looking for names like Asha?
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Compare Asha to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Asha against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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