How Many People Are Named Asya?
An estimated 2,151 people in the United States have the first name Asya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Asya peaked in popularity in 2001 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Asya 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 Asya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,151
About 1 in 159,347 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2001
117 births
Total Registered
2,204
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Asya
Asya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,204 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Asya as a female name
Ranked #3,118 in 2024
51 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (117 births)
Asya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Asya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 736 babies were registered. Asya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Asya by Decade
How has Asya 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.
Asya by State
Birth registrations for Asya span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee. On average, about 35 Asyas were registered per state.
Asya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Asya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Asya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asya?
We estimate approximately 2,151 people named Asya 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 159,347 Americans share this first name.
Is Asya a common name?
Asya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,204 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Asya most popular?
Asya reached peak popularity in 2001, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Asya is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Asya a female name?
Asya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Asya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Asya Smith, Asya Johnson, Asya 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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