Fun Facts About the Name Asiah
- More than 2 thousand babies named Asiah: U.S. records list 2,787 babies given the name Asiah from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,049 boys received the name Asiah - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Asiah Mean?
Asiah is most commonly a spelling of the Arabic feminine name Asiya (آسية). The meaning usually given is "healer" or "comforter," from the Arabic root connected with asā, "to heal" or "to console," and the feminine noun āsiya, a woman who heals. That derivation is not settled: some Arabic sources connect āsiya instead to ās, the myrtle plant, and no early Arabic dictionary entry fixes the name's sense with certainty.
Two similar-looking names are generally treated as separate. The Arabic ʿĀʾisha means "living, alive" and has a different root, so Asiah is only occasionally listed as a form of it. The biblical Hebrew masculine name Asaiah, meaning "Yahweh has made," is unrelated. The English given name Asia, taken from the name of the continent, is a third and distinct source that can also be spelled Asiah.
Asiah Name History & Origins
The name is best known from Islamic tradition as that of Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh, who is described as a believer who kept her faith despite her husband's opposition. The Quran refers to her in two passages (66:11 and 28:9) but does not give her name; Asiya comes from later exegesis and traditional accounts rather than from the Quranic text itself. Through that association the name came into use among Muslim families in the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.
The spelling Asiah follows transliteration conventions common in Malay- and Indonesian-speaking regions and in South Asia, where Arabic feminine names ending in -a are often written with a final -h, as in Fatimah or Aminah. English speakers also use Asiah as a spelling of the given name Asia, which comes from the continent's name - Greek Asía, of uncertain ultimate origin - and is not related to the Arabic name.
How Popular is the Name Asiah?
Asiah 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 2025. Its best rank was #1,293 in 2025.
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 | #5,939 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #8,476 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #6,960 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #5,181 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #5,103 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #7,263 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #5,455 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #5,021 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #5,066 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #4,868 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #4,872 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2014 | #4,473 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2013 | #4,551 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #3,994 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #3,179 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 2010 | #2,696 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2009 | #2,401 | 80 | 0.0044% |
| 2008 | #1,826 | 118 | 0.0062% |
| 2007 | #2,863 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 2006 | #2,638 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 2005 | #2,257 | 80 | 0.0043% |
| 2004 | #2,426 | 70 | 0.0038% |
| 2003 | #2,324 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 2002 | #2,417 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 2001 | #2,099 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 2000 | #2,077 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 1999 | #2,346 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 1998 | #2,372 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 1997 | #2,426 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1996 | #2,561 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1995 | #2,791 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1994 | #3,373 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1993 | #3,354 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1992 | #3,430 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1991 | #2,555 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 1990 | #5,313 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #5,066 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,664 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #6,828 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #11,046 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #8,411 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #10,401 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #8,113 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,293 | 151 | 0.0088% |
| 2024 | #1,401 | 133 | 0.0078% |
| 2023 | #1,744 | 94 | 0.0055% |
| 2022 | #1,557 | 114 | 0.0065% |
| 2021 | #1,814 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 2020 | #1,634 | 98 | 0.0057% |
| 2019 | #1,804 | 85 | 0.0047% |
| 2018 | #2,390 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 2017 | #2,802 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2016 | #5,337 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #4,303 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #4,548 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #5,682 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #6,659 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,135 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #6,724 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #6,461 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #7,233 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #6,297 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #9,206 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #10,062 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #7,906 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,823 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #7,583 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #10,491 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,040 | 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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How the Name Asiah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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