Fun Facts About the Name Asmaa
- 947 babies named Asmaa: U.S. records list 947 babies given the name Asmaa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Asmaa Mean?
Asmaa is an Arabic female name. Its literal meaning is 'names,' because it is the plural of the Arabic noun ism (اسم), 'name.' The Arabic spelling is أسماء. The name shares the root س م و (s-m-w) with words for height and rising, such as samāʾ (سماء), 'sky.' Because of that root connection, some later sources gloss Asmaa as 'exalted' or 'high,' but this is a symbolic association rather than the direct meaning of the name. The deeper origin of ism is debated: Arabic lexicographers have linked it to roots meaning 'mark' or 'height,' while comparative Semitic evidence connects it to a common ancient word for 'name,' seen in Hebrew shem and Akkadian šumu.
Asmaa Name History & Origins
Asmaa appears in early Islamic history. The best-known early bearer is Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr (c. 595 - 692), daughter of the first caliph Abū Bakr and half-sister of ʿĀʾishah. In traditional Islamic accounts of the Hijra, she carried food and water to Muhammad and her father while they hid in the cave of Thawr, and she is remembered as Dhāt al-Niṭāqayn, 'She of the Two Belts,' because she tore her belt to tie the provisions. Other early women named Asmāʾ include Asmāʾ bint ʿUmays, a companion of Muhammad who was married to Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib, then Abū Bakr, and then ʿAlī. The name spread with the Arabic language and Islam. It is used in the Arab world and in Muslim communities in Turkey (often as Esma), Iran, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. The spelling Asmaa is one of several English transliterations of أسماء; the final hamza is often dropped, giving the common form Asma. The double a in Asmaa represents the long vowel in the second syllable.
How Popular is the Name Asmaa?
Asmaa 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 2013. Its best rank was #3,322 in 2013.
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 | #7,181 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,947 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,009 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #5,474 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #5,588 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #8,027 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #6,006 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #5,637 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #4,591 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #4,869 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #3,998 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #4,190 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #3,322 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #3,923 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #4,695 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2010 | #4,624 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #5,112 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #5,162 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #4,964 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #4,173 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #4,388 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #4,101 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #4,814 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #4,393 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #4,224 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #5,730 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #3,814 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1998 | #4,246 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #5,028 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #6,758 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #5,037 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #5,273 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #7,545 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #11,884 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #5,687 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #9,320 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,101 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #10,474 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #5,629 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #8,412 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,853 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #10,549 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #7,370 | 8 | 0.0005% |
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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