Fun Facts About the Name Asal
- 169 babies named Asal: U.S. records list 169 babies given the name Asal from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Asal Mean?
Asal is a feminine given name meaning "honey." It comes from the Arabic word ʿasal (عسل), "honey," which was borrowed into Persian and Turkish and is the source of the name in those languages. It is not related to the Arabic aṣl (أصل), "root, origin," although the two words sound alike; that separate root gave Turkish the adjective asal, "principal, main," which is a different word from the name.
Asal Name History & Origins
The Arabic noun ʿasal, "honey," is an old word that appears in the Quran, where honey is described as a healing drink (Surah an-Nahl 16:69). Personal names taken from ordinary words are common in Arabic and Persian, and Asal became established as a feminine given name in Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and among Kurdish speakers. Persian already had its own word for honey, angabin (انگبین), so asal is a loanword there, just as it is in Turkish, where the native word is bal. Turkish writers often spell the name Asel, following Turkish vowel patterns, while Asal is the usual form in Persian and Arabic settings.
How Popular is the Name Asal?
Asal has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #5,157 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,938 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #5,157 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #9,050 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #7,320 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #7,673 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #8,024 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #9,185 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #11,527 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #8,849 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2016 | #9,486 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #11,966 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #17,330 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #17,621 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #15,721 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #10,321 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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