How Many People Are Named Asma?
An estimated 2,565 people in the United States have the first name Asma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Asma peaked in popularity in 2023 with 113 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Asma 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 Asma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,565
About 1 in 133,627 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2023
113 births
Total Registered
2,618
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Asma
Asma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,618 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Asma as a female name
Ranked #1,799 in 2024
111 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (113 births)
Asma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Asma span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 824 babies were registered. While Asma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Asma by Decade
How has Asma 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.
Asma by State
Birth registrations for Asma span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Minnesota. The lowest are in New Jersey, Nebraska, Georgia. On average, about 90 Asmas were registered per state.
Asma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Asma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Asma
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Asma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asma?
We estimate approximately 2,565 people named Asma 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 133,627 Americans share this first name.
Is Asma a common name?
Asma is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,618 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Asma most popular?
Asma reached peak popularity in 2023, when 113 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Asma is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Asma a female name?
Asma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Asma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Asma Smith, Asma Johnson, Asma 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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