How popular is the name Asia?

Asia ranks 704th among girls' names in US records, with 32,605 births since 1945. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,826.

Is Asia a unisex name?

No. Asia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1997, when 1,532 children were given the name. It has been in use for 80 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#704 of girl names

Pronounced EY1 ZH AH0 (ARPABET)

Asia is a girls' name, and first appears in 1945. It has been given to 32,605 children — the 704th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 73% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1997, when 1,532 children were given it.

1997Girls: 1,532Boys: 8

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Asia?: Asia ranks 704th among girls' names in US records, with 32,605 births since 1945. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,826.
Is Asia a unisex name?: No. Asia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Asia most popular?: 1997, when 1,532 children were given the name. It has been in use for 80 years and is still recorded as of 2024.