Asa: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Asa is also the name of the third king of Judah, dating back to thousands of years during the ancient biblical times.

Asa Overview

Meaning

Healer, doctor

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew name “Ase,” meaning “physician” or “healer”.

Religion

Judaism, Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈeɪsə/

Popularity

Asa is recognized globally, particularly in English-speaking countries, Japan, and Scandinavian nations. In 2023, Asa ranked #509 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

3 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Cool, Classic, Short

Associated Traits

Strong, serene, nurturing, intelligent

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Asa is associated with King Asa of Judah in the Bible, known for his religious reforms and long reign.

Name Day

September 6th (Sweden), October 5th

Asa Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Asaph, Åsa, Asael, Asha, Asher, Asia, Asaiah, Ash, Asaf, Ace

Common Nicknames

Ace, Ash, Asi, Asa-Bear, A, Asy, Asie, Sasa, Azzy, Asa-man

Diminutives

Asy, Asie, Asa-B, Asito, Aska, Ase, Asa-kun, Aschy, Asco, Asula

Famous People

Asa Butterfield
(English Actor)
Asa Hutchinson
(American Politician)
Asa Brigham
(American Politician)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

"Asa"
(Album)
Asa Buchanan
("One Life to Live," TV Series)
Asa
("Wise Blood," Novel)
Asa Pike
("The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch," Novel)

Places

Asa Town
(Texas, USA)
Asa Sul Suburb
(Brasília, Brazil)

What Is the Meaning of Asa?

Asa means “healer” or “doctor,” signifying a person who brings comfort and care to others.

What Is the Origin of The Name Asa?

The name Asa has Hebrew origins, deriving from the Hebrew word “āsā,” meaning “healer” or “physician.”

Asa Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Asa in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#4952021	#4512022	#5092023
Top 3 Rankings	#1781881	#1931883	#2001880

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Asa

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	509 (-58 from 2022)	588 (-91 from 2022)	0.03211
2022	451 (+44 from 2021)	679 (+86 from 2021)	0.03625
2021	495 (+11 from 2020)	593 (+19 from 2020)	0.03165
2020	506 (-1 from 2019)	574 (+8 from 2019)	0.03103
2019	505 (+1 from 2018)	566 (+2 from 2018)	0.02945
2018	506 (-16 from 2017)	564 (-30 from 2017)	0.02902
2017	490 (+27 from 2016)	594 (+19 from 2016)	0.03001
2016	517 (+13 from 2015)	575 (+35 from 2015)	0.02839
2015	530 (-17 from 2014)	540 (-4 from 2014)	0.02641
2014	513 (+40 from 2013)	544 (+65 from 2013)	0.02655
2013	553 (+10 from 2012)	479 (+18 from 2012)	0.02370
2012	563 (-16 from 2011)	461 (-3 from 2011)	0.02272
2011	547 (+35 from 2010)	464 (+32 from 2010)	0.02284
2010	582 (-28 from 2009)	432 (-46 from 2009)	0.02103
2009	554 (+82 from 2008)	478 (+92 from 2008)	0.02254
2008	636 (-17 from 2007)	386 (-12 from 2007)	0.01770
2007	619 (+5 from 2006)	398 (+18 from 2006)	0.01797
2006	624 (+4 from 2005)	380 (+32 from 2005)	0.01733
2005	628 (+44 from 2004)	348 (+47 from 2004)	0.01636
2004	672 (-17 from 2003)	301 (-1 from 2003)	0.01424
2003	655 (+16 from 2002)	302 (+26 from 2002)	0.01437
2002	671 (-19 from 2001)	276 (-10 from 2001)	0.01335
2001	652 (+3 from 2000)	286 (+11 from 2000)	0.01383
2000	655 (+32 from 1999)	275 (+30 from 1999)	0.01317
1999	687 (+108 from 1998)	245 (+53 from 1998)	0.01202
1998	795 (-40 from 1997)	192 (-5 from 1997)	0.00947
1997	755 (+91 from 1996)	197 (+32 from 1996)	0.00986
1996	846 (-47 from 1995)	165 (-15 from 1995)	0.00823
1995	799 (+2 from 1994)	180 (+4 from 1994)	0.00895
1994	801 (+52 from 1993)	176 (+22 from 1993)	0.00863
1993	853 (-10 from 1992)	154 (-2 from 1992)	0.00746
1992	843 (-56 from 1991)	156 (-14 from 1991)	0.00743
1991	787 (+12 from 1990)	170 (+9 from 1990)	0.00802
1990	799 (-70 from 1989)	161 (-22 from 1989)	0.00748
1989	729 (+44 from 1988)	183 (+35 from 1988)	0.00873
1988	773 (+56 from 1987)	148 (+22 from 1987)	0.00739
1987	829 (+72 from 1986)	126 (+24 from 1986)	0.00646
1986	901 (-153 from 1985)	102 (-39 from 1985)	0.00531
1985	748 (+55 from 1984)	141 (+23 from 1984)	0.00733
1984	803 (-82 from 1983)	118 (-25 from 1983)	0.00629
1983	721 (+19 from 1982)	143 (+3 from 1982)	0.00767
1982	740 (-46 from 1981)	140 (-14 from 1981)	0.00742
1981	694 (+61 from 1980)	154 (+19 from 1980)	0.00827
1980	755 (+120 from 1979)	135 (+36 from 1979)	0.00728
1979	875 (+102 from 1978)	99 (+21 from 1978)	0.00553
1978	977 (-13 from 1977)	78 (-1 from 1977)	0.00457
1977	964 (-31 from 1976)	79 (-1 from 1976)	0.00462
1976	933 (+133 from 1975)	80 (+19 from 1975)	0.00490
1975	1066 (-79 from 1974)	61 (-8 from 1974)	0.00376
1974	987 (+148 from 1973)	69 (+17 from 1973)	0.00423
1973	1135 (+61 from 1972)	52 (+5 from 1972)	0.00322
1972	1196 (+2 from 1971)	47 No change from 1971	0.00281
1971	1198 (-128 from 1970)	47 (-11 from 1970)	0.00259
1970	1070 (+150 from 1969)	58 (+16 from 1969)	0.00304
1969	1220 (-55 from 1968)	42 No change from 1968	0.00230
1968	1165 (+146 from 1967)	42 (+9 from 1967)	0.00237
1967	1311 (-117 from 1966)	33 (-6 from 1966)	0.00185
1966	1194 (-5 from 1965)	39 (-2 from 1965)	0.00215
1965	1189 (+121 from 1964)	41 (+5 from 1964)	0.00216
1964	1310 (-116 from 1963)	36 (-6 from 1963)	0.00178
1963	1194 (-125 from 1962)	42 (-9 from 1962)	0.00203
1962	1069 (+181 from 1961)	51 (+11 from 1961)	0.00243
1961	1250 (-98 from 1960)	40 (-6 from 1960)	0.00185
1960	1152 (+263 from 1959)	46 (+15 from 1959)	0.00212
1959	1415 (-253 from 1958)	31 (-13 from 1958)	0.00143
1958	1162 (+22 from 1957)	44 (+1 from 1957)	0.00204
1957	1184 (-64 from 1956)	43 (-3 from 1956)	0.00196
1956	1120 (+47 from 1955)	46 (+5 from 1955)	0.00214
1955	1167 (-16 from 1954)	41 (-1 from 1954)	0.00196
1954	1151 (-77 from 1953)	42 (-4 from 1953)	0.00203
1953	1074 (-47 from 1952)	46 (-3 from 1952)	0.00230
1952	1027 (-10 from 1951)	49 (+1 from 1951)	0.00248
1951	1017 (-11 from 1950)	48 No change from 1950	0.00251
1950	1006 (-39 from 1949)	48 (-3 from 1949)	0.00264
1949	967 (-65 from 1948)	51 (-7 from 1948)	0.00283
1948	902 (-24 from 1947)	58 (-5 from 1947)	0.00325
1947	878 (+198 from 1946)	63 (+22 from 1946)	0.00339
1946	1076 (-20 from 1945)	41 (+4 from 1945)	0.00248
1945	1056 (-168 from 1944)	37 (-14 from 1944)	0.00270
1944	888 (+5 from 1943)	51 (-5 from 1943)	0.00367
1943	893 (-17 from 1942)	56 No change from 1942	0.00385
1942	876 (-59 from 1941)	56 (-4 from 1941)	0.00398
1941	817 (+45 from 1940)	60 (+7 from 1940)	0.00478
1940	862 (+5 from 1939)	53 (+3 from 1939)	0.00447
1939	867 (-68 from 1938)	50 (-10 from 1938)	0.00441
1938	799 (-42 from 1937)	60 (-5 from 1937)	0.00528
1937	757 (+39 from 1936)	65 (+6 from 1936)	0.00594
1936	796 (-30 from 1935)	59 (-6 from 1935)	0.00554
1935	766 (-84 from 1934)	65 (-14 from 1934)	0.00608
1934	682 (+28 from 1933)	79 (+7 from 1933)	0.00744
1933	710 (+178 from 1932)	72 (+20 from 1932)	0.00706
1932	888 (-138 from 1931)	52 (-16 from 1931)	0.00484
1931	750 (-45 from 1930)	68 (-10 from 1930)	0.00636
1930	705 (+37 from 1929)	78 (+6 from 1929)	0.00691
1929	742 (-90 from 1928)	72 (-20 from 1928)	0.00650
1928	652 (-51 from 1927)	92 (-15 from 1927)	0.00806
1927	601 (+13 from 1926)	107 (+3 from 1926)	0.00921
1926	614 (+76 from 1925)	104 (+17 from 1925)	0.00908
1925	690 (-71 from 1924)	87 (-19 from 1924)	0.00756
1924	619 (-44 from 1923)	106 (-12 from 1923)	0.00907
1923	575 (+67 from 1922)	118 (+17 from 1922)	0.01042
1922	642 (-17 from 1921)	101 (-2 from 1921)	0.00898
1921	625 (-10 from 1920)	103 (-2 from 1920)	0.00905
1920	615 (+42 from 1919)	105 (+17 from 1919)	0.00954
1919	657 (-101 from 1918)	88 (-29 from 1918)	0.00867
1918	556 (+84 from 1917)	117 (+31 from 1917)	0.01116
1917	640 (-59 from 1916)	86 (-13 from 1916)	0.00896
1916	581 (-50 from 1915)	99 (-10 from 1915)	0.01072
1915	531 (+54 from 1914)	109 (+36 from 1914)	0.01237
1914	585 (-12 from 1913)	73 (+15 from 1913)	0.01068
1913	573 (+19 from 1912)	58 (+11 from 1912)	0.01082
1912	592 (+13 from 1911)	47 (+22 from 1911)	0.01041
1911	605 (-93 from 1910)	25 (-5 from 1910)	0.01036
1910	512 (+167 from 1909)	30 (+14 from 1909)	0.01439
1909	679 (-166 from 1908)	16 (-8 from 1908)	0.00905
1908	513 (-162 from 1907)	24 (-15 from 1907)	0.01443
1907	351 (+217 from 1906)	39 (+22 from 1906)	0.02459
1906	568 (-91 from 1905)	17 (-5 from 1905)	0.01180
1905	477 (-46 from 1904)	22 (-2 from 1904)	0.01536
1904	431 (-50 from 1903)	24 (-2 from 1903)	0.01733
1903	381 (+79 from 1902)	26 (+5 from 1902)	0.02010
1902	460 (-89 from 1901)	21 (-4 from 1901)	0.01582
1901	371 (+42 from 1900)	25 (-5 from 1900)	0.02163
1900	413 (-91 from 1899)	30 No change from 1899	0.01850
1899	322 (+23 from 1898)	30 (-1 from 1898)	0.02604
1898	345 (-92 from 1897)	31 (-16 from 1897)	0.02347
1897	253 (+78 from 1896)	47 (+15 from 1896)	0.03854
1896	331 (-52 from 1895)	32 (-8 from 1895)	0.02479
1895	279 (+10 from 1894)	40 (+3 from 1894)	0.03159
1894	289 (-23 from 1893)	37 (-6 from 1893)	0.02963
1893	266 (-33 from 1892)	43 (-15 from 1892)	0.03553
1892	233 (+4 from 1891)	58 (+12 from 1891)	0.04412
1891	237 (+6 from 1890)	46 (-2 from 1890)	0.04210
1890	243 (+31 from 1889)	48 (+11 from 1889)	0.04010
1889	274 (-44 from 1888)	37 (-21 from 1888)	0.03108
1888	230 (-9 from 1887)	58 (+7 from 1887)	0.04465
1887	221 (+12 from 1886)	51 (-1 from 1886)	0.04666
1886	233 (+18 from 1885)	52 (+9 from 1885)	0.04368
1885	251 (+8 from 1884)	43 No change from 1884	0.03709
1884	259 (-66 from 1883)	43 (-18 from 1883)	0.03503
1883	193 (+12 from 1882)	61 (-1 from 1882)	0.05423
1882	205 (-27 from 1881)	62 (-3 from 1881)	0.05081
1881	178 (+22 from 1880)	65 (+5 from 1880)	0.06003
1880	200 First SSA data recorded	60 First SSA data recorded	0.05068

American States Popularity Rankings for Asa

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

#6192021

#5942022

#6382023

California (CA)

#6562021

#6202022

#7502023

Georgia (GA)

#3172021

#2702022

#2992023

North Carolina (NC)

#3422021

#3212022

#3292023

New York (NY)

#6742021

#8172022

#8372023

Ohio (OH)

#4022021

#4862022

#4922023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#4202021

#3582022

#4712023

Florida (FL)

#6992021

#6152022

#6512023

Tennessee (TN)

#5252021

#2962022

#3392023

Illinois (IL)

#5162021

#5732022

#10472023

Virginia (VA)

#3162021

#4682022

#5452023

Washington (WA)

#3382021

#3122022

#3422023

Michigan (MI)

#5812021

#4242022

#5112023

Alabama (AL)

#6732021

#3502022

#2582023

Missouri (MO)

#3062021

#3852022

#3022023

Kentucky (KY)

#2842021

#2642022

#5432023

Oklahoma (OK)

#4012021

#3342022

#2582023

Oregon (OR)

#2182021

#2222022

#2532023

Indiana (IN)

#5652021

#3562022

#3742023

Massachusetts (MA)

#3462021

#5082022

#4662023

South Carolina (SC)

#3582021

#3932022

#3442023

Colorado (CO)

#7282021

#3652022

#8072023

Louisiana (LA)

#3692021

#3452022

#4532023

Arkansas (AR)

#3972020

#4862021

#4322023

Maryland (MD)

#7132021

#5422022

#5642023

Minnesota (MN)

#6512021

#3822022

#5972023

West Virginia (WV)

#2632021

#2972022

#3002023

Kansas (KS)

#5172021

#5732022

#4182023

New Jersey (NJ)

#10482021

#8282022

#5832023

Iowa (IA)

#3362020

#4692022

#3792023

Wisconsin (WI)

#6032021

#6182022

#7842023

Arizona (AZ)

#8102021

#6862022

#8282023

Utah (UT)

#6862021

#4002022

#6712023

Maine (ME)

#1602019

#1182022

#1752023

Mississippi (MS)

#4232021

#4142022

#4652023

Vermont (VT)

#992008

#1282012

#982017

Idaho (ID)

#3932020

#4152021

#4142022

Nebraska (NE)

#4432017

#4422018

#4342021

New Mexico (NM)

#3572012

#3342016

#3142017

District of Columbia (DC)

#1932018

#1452019

#1612022

Nevada (NV)

#4162016

#4132018

#4502021

New Hampshire (NH)

#1882000

#2052004

#2382022

Hawaii (HI)

#2182007

#2412014

#2202019

Connecticut (CT)

#3831996

#4102016

#4132020

Montana (MT)

#1972022

Popularity Rankings for Asa in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland

#2951989

#3581997

#5001999

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales

#6632019

#5052020

#5032021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland

#7642019

#7552021

#7792022

Popularity in Canada

Canada

#11722020

#8002021

#12202022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Asa a Name for Boys or Girls?

The name Asa, while often associated with male figures in history and the Bible, has gained popularity as a unisex name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Asa

Asaph
Åsa
Asael
Asha
Meaning: Happy, blessed, ash tree
Origin: HebrewAsher
Asia
Meaning: The Lord has made, God made me
Origin: HebrewAsaiah
Ash
Asaf
Ace

Meaning: One, unity
Origin: LatinAce
Ash
Asi
Asa-Bear
A
Asy
Asie
Sasa
Azzy
Asa-man

Asy
Asie
Asa-B
Asito
Aska
Ase
Asa-kun
Aschy
Asco
Asula

Asa in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Asa Butterfield (Actor, 1997): An English actor known for his roles in films like "Hugo" and the TV series "Sex Education."
Asa Hutchinson (Politician, 1950): An American attorney and politician who served as the Governor of Arkansas.
Asa Brigham (Politician, 1788–1844): A prominent figure in early Texas history, he served as Treasurer of the Republic of Texas.

"Asa" (2007 Album): The debut album by the Nigerian-French singer-songwriter that features a blend of pop, reggae, and soul.
Asa Buchanan ("One Life to Live," 1968 TV Series): A long-running character in the American soap opera, known for his dramatic storylines.
Asa ("Wise Blood," 1952 Novel by Flannery O'Connor): A character in Flannery O'Connor's novel, a blind preacher with a complex moral background.
Asa Pike ("The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch," 2004 Novel by Joseph Delaney): A character in the novel series who is a skilled warrior fighting against dark forces.

Asa Town (Texas, USA): A small town in McLennan County, Texas, known for its historical significance in the cotton industry and named after Asa Woodward Warner, a local businessman .
Asa Sul Suburb (Brasília, Brazil): A suburb in Brasília, the Federal District, featuring residential neighborhoods and notable landmarks like Cine Brasília and Igrejinha Nossa Senhora de Fátima .

Asad
Asael
Asaph
Asaya
Asadel
Meaning: The Lord has made, God made me
Origin: HebrewAsaiah
Asaf
Aias
Isa
Esau

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Asa Name Meaning