Asyah
Asyah is a Saudi Arabian town in Al Qassim Province. It has a total area of 200 km2.
Meaning & Origin of Asyah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asyah is a Saudi Arabian town in Al Qassim Province. It has a total area of 200 km2.
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Origin & history
The Story of Asyah
As a girl name
American parents first put Asyah on the record books as a girl name in 1992, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 18 Asyahs were born — ranking #6,527 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Asyahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 247 Asyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Asyah as a boy name dates back to 2021, when 7 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Asyah — #7,725 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (10 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 29 Asyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Asyah
Asyah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 247 births in the dataset. Asyah's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #6,527. Use the chart and map above to compare Asyah'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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