How Many People Are Named Ashya?
An estimated 435 people in the United States have the first name Ashya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Ashya peaked in popularity in 2003 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ashya 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 Ashya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
435
About 1 in 787,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2003
31 births
Total Registered
443
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ashya
Ashya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 443 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ashya as a female name
Ranked #10,397 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 2003 (31 births)
Ashya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ashya span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 226 babies were registered. Ashya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ashya by Decade
How has Ashya 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.
Ashya by State
Ashya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ashya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ashya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashya?
We estimate approximately 435 people named Ashya 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 787,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Ashya a common name?
Ashya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 443 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ashya most popular?
Ashya reached peak popularity in 2003, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ashya is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ashya a female name?
Ashya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ashya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ashya Smith, Ashya Johnson, Ashya 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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