Asa

Primarily a boy's name · 92% boys

Meaning

Asa is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is or . Asa: derived from the Hebrew language, as the name appears in the Old Testament to designate the third King of Judah, who reigned for forty years.

From Wikipedia

Asa first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 683 babies (rank #450 that year). In 2024 it was given to 645 boys (rank #474). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Asa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Asa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

22,359

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

683

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Asa

Asa Akirapodcaster · b. 1985
Asa Butterfieldfilm actor · b. 1997
Asa Grayscientific collector · b. 1810
Asa Hutchinsongovernor · b. 1950

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	60	#200
1881	65	#178
1882	62	#205
1883	61	#193
1884	43	#260
1885	43	#251
1886	52	#233
1887	51	#221
1888	58	#230
1889	37	#274
1890	48	#243
1891	46	#237
1892	58	#233
1893	43	#267
1894	37	#289
1895	40	#279
1896	32	#331
1897	47	#253
1898	31	#347
1899	30	#323
1900	30	#414
1901	25	#372
1902	21	#462
1903	26	#381
1904	24	#433
1905	22	#480
1906	17	#569
1907	39	#351
1908	24	#513
1909	16	#682
1910	30	#512
1911	25	#606
1912	47	#592
1913	58	#574
1914	73	#586
1915	109	#531
1916	99	#581
1917	86	#641
1918	117	#556
1919	88	#657
1920	105	#615
1921	103	#625
1922	101	#642
1923	118	#575
1924	106	#619
1925	87	#691
1926	104	#614
1927	107	#601
1928	92	#652
1929	72	#743
1930	78	#704
1931	68	#750
1932	52	#890
1933	72	#710
1934	79	#683
1935	65	#766
1936	59	#798
1937	65	#757
1938	60	#799
1939	50	#867
1940	53	#862
1941	60	#819
1942	56	#878
1943	56	#893
1944	51	#888
1945	37	#1,060
1946	41	#1,077
1947	63	#880
1948	58	#902
1949	51	#969
1950	48	#1,008
1951	48	#1,019
1952	49	#1,029
1953	46	#1,075
1954	42	#1,153
1955	41	#1,170
1956	46	#1,121
1957	43	#1,186
1958	44	#1,163
1959	31	#1,416
1960	46	#1,155
1961	40	#1,252
1962	51	#1,071
1963	42	#1,198
1964	36	#1,310
1965	41	#1,192
1966	39	#1,198
1967	33	#1,316
1968	41	#1,185
1969	43	#1,201
1970	58	#1,070
1971	47	#1,200
1972	47	#1,196
1973	52	#1,136
1974	69	#988
1975	61	#1,068
1976	80	#933
1977	79	#964
1978	78	#977
1979	99	#875
1980	135	#755
1981	154	#696
1982	140	#743
1983	143	#722
1984	118	#803
1985	141	#748
1986	102	#902
1987	126	#829
1988	148	#773
1989	183	#729
1990	161	#799
1991	170	#787
1992	156	#847
1993	154	#853
1994	176	#801
1995	180	#799
1996	165	#846
1997	197	#755
1998	192	#795
1999	245	#687
2000	275	#655
2001	286	#652
2002	276	#671
2003	302	#655
2004	301	#672
2005	348	#629
2006	380	#624
2007	398	#619
2008	386	#636
2009	478	#555
2010	432	#582
2011	464	#548
2012	461	#563
2013	479	#554
2014	544	#515
2015	540	#530
2016	575	#517
2017	595	#489
2018	566	#506
2019	567	#505
2020	574	#506
2021	593	#495
2022	683	#450
2023	591	#509
2024	645	#474