Asa

Asa

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: Japanese

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 59 babies (rank #609 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

851

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	36	#505
1997	34	#530
1998	41	#477
1999	26	#656
2000	38	#515
2001	25	#710
2002	26	#729
2003	26	#795
2004	38	#638
2005	38	#679
2006	38	#699
2007	37	#742
2008	38	#758
2009	54	#597
2010	48	#662
2011	47	#682
2012	49	#682
2013	52	#648
2014	48	#687
2015	47	#705
2016	59	#609

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#505

1997

#530

1998

#477

1999

#656

2000

#515

2001

#710

2002

#729

2003

#795

2004

#638

2005

#679

2006

#699

2007

#742

2008

#758

2009

#597

2010

#662

2011

#682

2012

#682

2013

#648

2014

#687

2015

#705

2016

#609

Meaning

Numerology of Asa

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Asa

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Year-by-Year Detail