Asia

#2,194 for girls in 2025, 84 births · Last seen for boys in 2007 at #12,367
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1997 · 1,532 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
32,491
since 1945

Asia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Asia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #195, 1997girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,19484
2024#1,681121
2023#1,614129
2022#1,590133
2021#1,460147
2020#1,418154
2019#1,319173
2018#1,262183
2017#1,025253
2016#1,108230
2015#901306
2014#807346
2013#736371
2012#792341
2011#653436
2010#532551
2009#474655
2008#385839
2007#3231,029#12,3675
2006#3321,002
2005#2851,162#8,2998
2004#2451,298
2003#2381,369#10,8945
2002#2661,190
2001#2521,268#8,3397
2000#2211,423#6,8399
1999#2271,417#7,1398
1998#2061,509#5,46611
1997#1951,532#6,6188
1996#2001,447#7,1367
1995#2191,290#7,7926
1994#2341,212#6,3728
1993#2471,121#5,7719
1992#2521,108#7,4226
1991#2551,098#5,09610
1990#300922#4,99310
1989#311813#3,20518
1988#412565#5,7517
1987#522390
1986#531384
1985#592328#3,59912
1984#571322
1983#558326#4,4998
1982#743226#5,6196
1981#866179#6,2625
1980#939159
1979#894167
1978#1,069124#5,0596
1977#1,24796
1976#1,34380#5,5875
1975#1,074109
1974#1,38674
1973#1,47864
1972#1,85645#3,9637
1971#2,00142
1970#2,16037#4,7245
1969#2,70424
1968#3,16917
1967#4,05311
1966#5,8096
1965#4,8318
1964#3,69213
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First appearance
1945

The first year at least five girls were named Asia! It came in at #4,025, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1946–1958, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Asia is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #425 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,041 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #379 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,863 girlsMINew York: #427 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,889 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #578 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,674 girlsINOhio: #385 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,141 girlsOHPennsylvania: #585 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,762 girlsPANew Jersey: #223 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #679 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 5,322 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #437 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,576 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #555 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,707 girlsVAMaryland: #400 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,014 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #580 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,079 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #320 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #291 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedMSAlabama: #552 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,357 girlsALGeorgia: #569 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,637 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Asia, so not publishedHITexas: #1,060 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 11,113 girlsTXFlorida: #1,060 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,876 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#223 · 1 in 1,394
  2. Louisiana#291 · 1 in 1,769
  3. South Carolina#320 · 1 in 1,981
  4. Michigan#379 · 1 in 2,863
  5. Ohio#385 · 1 in 3,141

Best ever in a state: #25 in District of Columbia, 1995.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#223291 in 1,394
Louisiana#291171 in 1,769
South Carolina#32091 in 1,981
Michigan#379201 in 2,863
Ohio#385221 in 3,141
Maryland#40081 in 3,014
Illinois#425241 in 3,041
New York#427371 in 2,889
Missouri#43791 in 3,576
Alabama#55251 in 4,357
Virginia#55571 in 4,707
Georgia#56981 in 4,637
Indiana#57861 in 5,674
North Carolina#58071 in 5,079
Pennsylvania#585121 in 5,762
California#679381 in 5,322
Florida#1,06061 in 10,876
Texas#1,060121 in 11,113
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Asia
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 513 spots since 2024 (#1,681#2,194)
  • 776 spots since 2020 (#1,418#2,194)
  • 1,293 spots since 2015 (#901#2,194)
  • Biggest jump: 185 spots in 1983 (#743#558)
  • Biggest drop: 207 spots in 2016 (#901#1,108)
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1997 at #195 (1,532 births)
  • Births halved by 2009, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1979–2015
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,136
  • Highest: 1 in 1,136 girls born in 1997 were named Asia (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 19,134 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 39.0% of all girls named Asia (12,656) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s11#4,025 (1945)#4,634
1950s13#4,625 (1959)#5,289
1960s88#2,704 (1969)#4,113
1970s838#894 (1979)#1,451
1980s3,692#311 (1989)#605
1990s12,656#195 (1997)#234
2000s11,235#221 (2000)#302
2010s3,190#532 (2010)#914
2020s768#1,418 (2020)#1,660

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Asia in 1985

girls
#592
328 births · 1 in 5,246 girls
boys
#3,599
12 births · 1 in 154,018 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #592Asia328

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #3,599Asia12
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 5,246 of them was named Asia, which outranked 95.3% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Asia
  1. #589Angelique330
  2. #589Silvia330
  3. #591Kali329
  4. #592Asia328
  5. #593Catrina327
  6. #594Athena326
  7. #595Maricela323
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. 7,360Kayleigh#8,153#793
  2. 1,675Madison#2,299#624
  3. 1,167Cierra#1,633#466
  4. 1,002Ciera#1,703#701
  5. 787Krystina#1,332#545
Fallers
  1. 1,164Grisel#784#1,948
  2. 893Ciji#963#1,856
  3. 419Falon#914#1,333
  4. 364Alesia#969#1,333
  5. 362Echo#845#1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 154,018 of them was named Asia, which outranked 52.6% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Asia
  1. #3,401Zac13
  2. #3,401Zakee13
  3. #3,401Zeb13
  4. #3,599Asia12
  5. #3,599Abbas12
  6. #3,599Abdallah12
  7. #3,599Abigail12
  8. #3,805Achary11
  9. #3,805Aditya11
  10. #3,805Alika11

Tied with 205 names at #3,599; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. 2,425Jaymes#3,270#845
  2. 977Trace#1,933#956
  3. 933Durrell#1,656#723
  4. 793Durell#1,399#606
  5. 562Brandyn#1,444#882
Fallers
  1. 420Anwar#951#1,371
  2. 345Zebulon#976#1,321
  3. 303Tavares#925#1,228
  4. 250Alonso#931#1,181
  5. 228Abdul#1,000#1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985