Asiyah
The Story of Asiyah
As a girl name
Asiyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 99 Asiyahs were born — ranking #1,981 that year. As of 2026, Asiyah ranks #2,008 for girls with 97 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 2K Asiyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Asiyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2008, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 21 Asiyahs were born — ranking #4,709 that year. As of 2026, Asiyah ranks #4,709 for boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 197 Asiyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Asiyah
Asiyah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Asiyah's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,981. Use the chart and map above to compare Asiyah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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