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Asmara

/æˈzmɑɹə/ · 100% girls · 26 born in 2025

Asmara has been given to about 193 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/æˈzmɑɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 191
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Asmara per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 26
  • Born in 202526
  • All time193
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Asmara?

Its best year was 2025, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 4999th. The typical living American called Asmara is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Asmara

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Amara0.88
  2. Tamara0.75
  3. Samara0.75
  4. Sara0.70
  5. Barbara0.68
  6. Amira0.70
  7. Mara0.70
  8. Amaya0.69

Middle names for Asmara

Ranked by flow score
  1. Asmara Rose0.89
  2. Asmara Louise0.89
  3. Asmara June0.88
  4. Asmara Pearl0.88
  5. Asmara Quinn0.88
  6. Asmara Nell0.88

Sibling names for Asmara

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.84
  2. Hazielbrother · 0.83
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.82
  4. Seraphinasister · 0.82
  5. Neriahsister · 0.82
  6. Emilianasister · 0.81

Where Asmara is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Asmara White0.84
    2. Asmara Reyes0.84
    3. Asmara Nguyen0.84
    4. Asmara Moore0.84
    5. Asmara Lee0.84
    6. Asmara Hill0.84

    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 Asmara

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

    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.