Fun Facts About the Name Jasa
- 229 babies named Jasa: U.S. records list 229 babies given the name Jasa from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jasa Mean?
Jasa is an English spelling of the Slavic short form Jaša, which is used for Jakov, the Slavic form of Jacob. Jacob comes from the Hebrew Ya'aqov, usually explained as "supplanter" or "one who grasps the heel," from the Hebrew word for heel. A second, competing scholarly explanation links the name to a root meaning "to protect," so the oldest sense of the Hebrew name is not fully settled. As a shortened, affectionate form, Jasa has no meaning of its own beyond the full name it stands for; it is neither a translation nor a separate word. Words spelled the same way in unrelated languages, such as Malay and Indonesian jasa, meaning "service" or "merit," are not related to this name.
Jasa Name History & Origins
Shortened forms of Jakov are common in South Slavic speech, where longer names were clipped into familiar everyday forms. Alongside Jaka and Jakša, the form Jaša appears in Serbian, Croatian, and Slovene use. The Serbian writer and politician Jaša Tomić (1856 - 1922) is a documented bearer of the name. The spelling Jasa usually reflects the dropping of the Slavic letter š, which stands for the "sh" sound, when the name is written in English or another language that does not use that letter.
Because it began as a nickname, Jaša was traditionally used alongside a full baptismal name rather than as a formal given name on its own, though it is also recorded as an independent name. The full name behind it, Jakov, entered Slavic through Greek Iakobos and ultimately from Hebrew, and it spread with Christianity as the name of the biblical patriarch Jacob. In the Greek New Testament the apostle James is called Iakobos, and that same name was taken into Slavic as Jakov, which is why the two biblical figures share a single name tradition.
How Popular is the Name Jasa?
Jasa 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 1992. Its best rank was #6,441 in 1992.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #16,566 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #17,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,679 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #11,392 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #15,798 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #18,494 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,093 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #13,182 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #12,875 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #11,285 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #14,920 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #8,203 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #12,773 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #9,680 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #13,893 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,455 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #9,618 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,347 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,891 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #9,944 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #11,029 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #12,425 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,441 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #9,611 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #9,666 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #8,460 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #10,221 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #8,078 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #6,886 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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 Jasa Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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