Asa is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Asa is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #483 among boys (622) and #2,412 among girls (74) — overall #910 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 696 | 696 | #2,412 | #483 |
| 2024 | 727 | 727 | #2,391 | #473 |
| 2023 | 679 | 679 | #2,158 | #509 |
| 2022 | 777 | 777 | #2,090 | #450 |
| 2021 | 689 | 689 | #2,026 | #495 |
| 2020 | 650 | 650 | #2,320 | #506 |
| 2019 | 640 | 640 | #2,434 | #505 |
| 2018 | 644 | 644 | #2,338 | #506 |
| 2017 | 666 | 666 | #2,515 | #490 |
| 2016 | 628 | 628 | #3,106 | #517 |
| 2015 | 605 | 605 | #2,715 | #530 |
| 2014 | 593 | 593 | #3,280 | #515 |
| 2013 | 537 | 537 | #2,907 | #554 |
| 2012 | 502 | 502 | #3,791 | #563 |
| 2011 | 498 | 498 | #4,368 | #546 |
| 2010 | 477 | 477 | #3,522 | #582 |
| 2009 | 522 | 522 | #3,627 | #555 |
| 2008 | 421 | 421 | #4,368 | #636 |
| 2007 | 439 | 439 | #3,857 | #619 |
| 2006 | 405 | 405 | #5,402 | #624 |
| 2005 | 391 | 391 | #3,464 | #629 |
| 2004 | 321 | 321 | #6,000 | #672 |
| 2003 | 322 | 322 | #5,833 | #655 |
| 2002 | 301 | 301 | #4,784 | #671 |
| 2001 | 313 | 313 | #4,457 | #652 |
| 2000 | 291 | 291 | #6,516 | #655 |
| 1999 | 269 | 269 | #4,594 | #687 |
| 1998 | 210 | 210 | #5,601 | #795 |
| 1997 | 215 | — | #5,443 | #755 |
| 1996 | 189 | — | #4,318 | #846 |
| 1995 | 198 | — | #5,241 | #799 |
| 1994 | 192 | — | #5,739 | #801 |
| 1993 | 174 | — | #4,840 | #853 |
| 1992 | 169 | — | #6,680 | #847 |
| 1991 | 185 | — | #5,974 | #787 |
| 1990 | 175 | — | #6,150 | #799 |
| 1989 | 197 | — | #5,863 | #729 |
| 1988 | 163 | — | #5,345 | #773 |
| 1987 | 141 | — | #5,091 | #829 |
| 1986 | 119 | — | #4,552 | #902 |
| 1985 | 155 | — | #5,098 | #748 |
| 1984 | 130 | — | #5,565 | #803 |
| 1983 | 156 | — | #5,172 | #722 |
| 1982 | 146 | — | #9,312 | #743 |
| 1981 | 171 | — | #4,359 | #696 |
| 1980 | 150 | — | #4,749 | #755 |
| 1979 | 111 | — | #5,449 | #875 |
| 1978 | 94 | — | #4,260 | #977 |
| 1977 | 87 | — | #6,932 | #963 |
| 1976 | 89 | — | #6,081 | #933 |
| 1975 | 71 | — | #5,553 | #1,067 |
| 1974 | 81 | — | #4,744 | #988 |
| 1973 | 61 | — | #5,606 | #1,136 |
| 1972 | 57 | — | #5,132 | #1,196 |
| 1971 | 47 | — | — | #1,200 |
| 1970 | 58 | — | — | #1,070 |
| 1969 | 56 | — | #3,964 | #1,201 |
| 1968 | 46 | — | #7,079 | #1,184 |
| 1967 | 41 | — | #5,015 | #1,316 |
| 1966 | 47 | — | #4,897 | #1,198 |
| 1965 | 48 | — | #5,321 | #1,192 |
| 1964 | 41 | — | #6,833 | #1,311 |
| 1963 | 53 | — | #4,036 | #1,198 |
| 1962 | 57 | — | #5,899 | #1,071 |
| 1961 | 46 | — | #5,889 | #1,251 |
| 1960 | 46 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1959 | 41 | — | #4,044 | #1,416 |
| 1958 | 44 | — | — | #1,163 |
| 1957 | 43 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1956 | 46 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1955 | 41 | — | — | #1,170 |
| 1954 | 42 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1953 | 46 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1952 | 49 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1951 | 48 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1950 | 48 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1949 | 51 | — | — | #969 |
| 1948 | 58 | — | — | #902 |
| 1947 | 68 | — | #5,352 | #880 |
| 1946 | 48 | — | #4,014 | #1,077 |
| 1945 | 37 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1944 | 51 | — | — | #888 |
| 1943 | 56 | — | — | #893 |
| 1942 | 56 | — | — | #878 |
| 1941 | 60 | — | — | #819 |
| 1940 | 53 | — | — | #862 |
| 1939 | 50 | — | — | #867 |
| 1938 | 60 | — | — | #799 |
| 1937 | 65 | — | — | #757 |
| 1936 | 59 | — | — | #798 |
| 1935 | 65 | — | — | #766 |
| 1934 | 79 | — | — | #683 |
| 1933 | 72 | — | — | #710 |
| 1932 | 52 | — | — | #890 |
| 1931 | 68 | — | — | #750 |
| 1930 | 83 | — | #4,598 | #704 |
| 1929 | 72 | — | — | #743 |
| 1928 | 99 | — | #3,775 | #652 |
| 1927 | 112 | — | #4,862 | #601 |
| 1926 | 110 | — | #4,342 | #614 |
| 1925 | 87 | — | — | #691 |
| 1924 | 106 | — | — | #619 |
| 1923 | 127 | — | #3,382 | #575 |
| 1922 | 101 | — | — | #642 |
| 1921 | 103 | — | — | #625 |
| 1920 | 105 | — | — | #615 |
| 1919 | 88 | — | — | #657 |
| 1918 | 123 | — | #4,327 | #556 |
| 1917 | 86 | — | — | #641 |
| 1916 | 104 | — | #4,476 | #581 |
| 1915 | 109 | — | — | #531 |
| 1914 | 73 | — | — | #586 |
| 1913 | 58 | — | — | #574 |
| 1912 | 47 | — | — | #592 |
| 1911 | 25 | — | — | #606 |
| 1910 | 30 | — | — | #512 |
| 1909 | 16 | — | — | #682 |
| 1908 | 24 | — | — | #513 |
| 1907 | 39 | — | — | #351 |
| 1906 | 17 | — | — | #569 |
| 1905 | 22 | — | — | #480 |
| 1904 | 24 | — | — | #433 |
| 1903 | 26 | — | — | #381 |
| 1902 | 21 | — | — | #462 |
| 1901 | 25 | — | — | #372 |
| 1900 | 30 | — | — | #414 |
| 1899 | 30 | — | — | #323 |
| 1898 | 31 | — | — | #347 |
| 1897 | 47 | — | — | #253 |
| 1896 | 32 | — | — | #331 |
| 1895 | 40 | — | — | #279 |
| 1894 | 37 | — | — | #289 |
| 1893 | 43 | — | — | #267 |
| 1892 | 58 | — | — | #233 |
| 1891 | 46 | — | — | #237 |
| 1890 | 48 | — | — | #243 |
| 1889 | 37 | — | — | #274 |
| 1888 | 58 | — | — | #230 |
| 1887 | 51 | — | — | #221 |
| 1886 | 52 | — | — | #233 |
| 1885 | 43 | — | — | #251 |
| 1884 | 43 | — | — | #260 |
| 1883 | 61 | — | — | #193 |
| 1882 | 62 | — | — | #205 |
| 1881 | 65 | — | — | #178 |
| 1880 | 60 | — | — | #200 |