Asmara
Asmara, or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft), making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa.
Meaning & Origin of Asmara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asmara, or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of 2,325 metres (7,628 ft), making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa.
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Origin & history
The Story of Asmara
Asmara first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 16 Asmaras were born — ranking #7,095 that year. As of 2026, Asmara ranks #8,661 for baby girls with 10 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 187 Asmaras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Asmara
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- Asmeret Asefaw Berhe , soil biogeochemist and Director of the Office of Science at the US Department of Energy
- Abraham Afewerki , popular singer, songwriter and music producer
- Beyene Haile , Eritrean writer, poet and public administrator
- Isaias Afwerki , President of Eritrea
- Tsehaytu Beraki , popular Eritrean musician
- Yemane Barya , famous Eritrean singer and musician
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , 8th Director-General of the World Health Organization
- Remo Girone , Italian film and stage actor
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About the name Asmara
Asmara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 187 births in the dataset. Asmara's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,020. Use the chart and map above to compare Asmara'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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