Asha

Where Asha comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā, “hope, wish”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Asha
  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1933
    Asha Bhosle born
    Indian playback singer
  2. 1942
    Asha Parekh born
    Indian actress
  3. 1963
    First appearance
    #6,592 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1989
    Peak, #795
    239 babies named Asha — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Namesakes
  • Asha Bhosle · Indian playback singer, 1933–2026
  • Asha Parekh · Indian actress, born 1942
  • Asha Negi · Indian television actress, born 1989
  • Asha Philip · British sprinter, born 1990
  • Asha de Vos · marine biologist, born 1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.