How Many People Are Named Asia?
An estimated 31,687 people in the United States have the first name Asia. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Asia peaked in popularity in 1997 with 1,540 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Asia 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 Asia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Asia is overwhelmingly female, 196 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
31,687
About 1 in 10,817 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1997
1,540 births
Total Registered
32,600
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Asia
Asia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 32,600 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Asia as a male name
Ranked #12,525 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1989 (18 births)
Asia as a female name
Ranked #1,689 in 2024
120 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (1,532 births)
Asia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Asia span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 12,739 babies were registered. Asia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Asia by Decade
How has Asia 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.
Asia by State
Birth registrations for Asia span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Maine, Montana, Idaho. On average, about 671 Asias were registered per state.
Asia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Asia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Asia
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Asia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asia?
We estimate approximately 31,687 people named Asia 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 10,817 Americans share this first name.
Is Asia a common name?
Asia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 32,600 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Asia most popular?
Asia reached peak popularity in 1997, when 1,540 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Asia is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Asia a female name?
Asia is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Asia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Asia Smith, Asia Johnson, Asia 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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