Boys' name · peaked in 1881
Asa name popularity since 1925
20,594 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Asa (9.1% girls, 90.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Asa is about 17 years old in 2026. Asa peaked in 1881 as the #178 name for boys, and it ranked #483 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,594
- Named Asa, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1881
- #178 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #483
- for boys in 2025 (622 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 90.9% boys
- 1,881 girls · 18,713 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.61× its national share
Peak year is the year Asa made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Asa births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2022. Measured as a share of all babies, Asa peaked earlier, in 1881.
- Steepest fall: Between 1981 and 1986, Asa's share of baby boys fell by 36%, from 1 in 11,600 to 1 in 18,100.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, it became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 11,500 baby boys to 1 in 6,790.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Asa's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Asa.
Decade by decade
Babies named Asa in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 18 | 462 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 648 | #766 |
| 1940s | 12 | 526 | #1,060 |
| 1950s | 10 | 438 | #1,170 |
| 1960s | 69 | 412 | #1,192 |
| 1970s | 86 | 670 | #1,067 |
| 1980s | 138 | 1,390 | #748 |
| 1990s | 180 | 1,796 | #799 |
| 2000s | 296 | 3,430 | #629 |
| 2010s | 566 | 5,224 | #530 |
| 2020–25 | 501 | 3,717 | #483 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.4% of babies named Asa from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Asa is most popular
The index compares Asa's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Asa.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.61× | 1,039 |
| Oregon | 2.44× | 329 |
| North Carolina | 1.94× | 790 |
| Washington | 1.90× | 456 |
| Tennessee | 1.79× | 541 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Asa's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Asa.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Asa (1881).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data