How Many People Are Named Asha?
An estimated 8,707 people in the United States have the first name Asha. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Asha peaked in popularity in 2000 with 250 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Asha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Asha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Asha is overwhelmingly female, 58 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
8,707
About 1 in 39,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2000
250 births
Total Registered
8,962
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Asha
Asha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,962 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Asha as a male name
Ranked #12,515 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1989 (9 births)
Asha as a female name
Ranked #1,196 in 2024
197 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (250 births)
Asha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Asha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,175 babies were registered. While Asha is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Asha by Decade
How has Asha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Asha by State
Birth registrations for Asha span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Nevada, Hawaii, Kentucky. On average, about 201 Ashas were registered per state.
Asha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Asha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Asha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asha?
We estimate approximately 8,707 people named Asha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 39,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Asha a common name?
Asha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,962 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Asha most popular?
Asha reached peak popularity in 2000, when 250 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Asha is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Asha a female name?
Asha is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Asha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Asha Smith, Asha Johnson, Asha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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