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Asha

/ˈɑʃə/ · 99% girls · 160 born in 2025

Asha has been given to about 9,127 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɑʃə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,997
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Asha per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 250
  • Born in 2025160
  • All time9,127
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Asha?

Its best year was 2000, when 250 babies were given the name, ranking 882nd. The typical living American called Asha is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Asha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sasha0.85
  2. Tasha0.85
  3. Dasha0.85
  4. Aisha0.80
  5. Marsha0.75
  6. Alysha0.75
  7. Isha0.74
  8. Alisha0.70

Middle names for Asha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Asha Josephine0.84
  2. Asha Rose0.83
  3. Asha Louise0.83
  4. Asha June0.82
  5. Asha Pearl0.82
  6. Asha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Asha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hassanbrother · 0.96
  2. Ilianasister · 0.96
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.95
  4. Palomasister · 0.95
  5. Mohammadbrother · 0.95
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.95

Where Asha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.02%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. Massachusetts0.01%
  4. Virginia0.01%
  5. Georgia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Asha White0.78
  2. Asha Reyes0.78
  3. Asha Nguyen0.78
  4. Asha Moore0.78
  5. Asha Lee0.78
  6. Asha Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Asha

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Asha across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.