Asa
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Asa is a Hebrew name meaning “healer,” “physician,” or “doctor,” and in Japanese it means “born in the morning.” Asa was the third king of Judah, who removed pagan idols and reigned for forty-one years, though in old age he trusted physicians rather than God. Asa appeals to modern ears; Asa Buchanan of the soap One Life to Live may have helped, and Ace is a lively nickname.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Asa in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Asa against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Asa is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Asa in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 622 boys were named Asa, making it the #483 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 21,166 boys have been named Asa, with the most (685) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in Maine, New Hampshire and Arkansas.
In 2025, 74 girls were named Asa, making it the #2410 girls' name in the US. Since 1916, 1,901 girls have been named Asa, with the most (95) in 2021. It is most common, relative to births, in Ohio, California and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| England and Wales | #469 boys | 83 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Iceland (as Ása) | #207 girls | 2 | Registers Iceland (Þjóðskrá Íslands), 2025 |
| Israel | #361 boys | 14 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 2024 |
| Norway (as Åsa) | #171 girls | 28 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
| Scotland | #495 boys | 6 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Finland (as Åsa) | #479 girls (all ages) | 792 | Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), 2026 |
| Iceland (as Ása) | #100 girls (all ages) | 457 | Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Íslands), 2023 |
| Israel | #558 boys (all ages) | 429 | Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Israel - from the Population Register, 1949-2024 |
| Norway (as Åsa) | #467 girls (all ages) | 781 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
| Sweden (as Åsa) | #50 girls (all ages) | 37,283 | Statistics Sweden (SCB), 2020 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Asa in other languages
- Arsa Serbian
- Asha Dutch
- Asia Italian
- Axa Spanish
- Esa Finnish
- Åsa Swedish
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Asa
There are 141 towns and villages with Asa in their name, in 34 countries.
🇮🇳 India 35🇳🇬 Nigeria 26🇵🇭 Philippines 11🇨🇳 China 9🇹🇭 Thailand 6🇮🇩 Indonesia 5🇵🇰 Pakistan 5🇳🇴 Norway 4
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Åsa | Halland, 🇸🇪 Sweden | 6,084 | Map |
| Pag-asa | Davao Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 3,507 | Map |
| Asa | Bas-Uele, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Asa | Haut-Uele, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Asa | Plateaux, 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Asa | Sichuan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Asa | Yunnan, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Asa | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Asa | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – | Map |
| Asa | East Kalimantan, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Asa
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Asa in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 4🇮🇳 India 1🇹🇭 Thailand 1
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| Asa Lake | California, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Asa Pond | Rhode Island, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Asa Sāgar | Odisha, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Lake Asa | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Ang Kep Nam Pracha Asa | Mukdahan, 🇹🇭 Thailand | Map |
| Asa B Douglas Lake | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Asa songs
20 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Asa in their title. The best known:
- Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu – Asian Kung-Fu Generation (2008)
- Asa Branca (1947)
- Zankyōsanka/Asa ga Kuru – Aimer
- One Rode to Asa Bay – Bathory (1990)
- Advance/Mata Asa ga Kuru – Tokio (2010)
- Ketsui No ASA Ni – Aqua Timez (2006)
- Asa Ichiban Hayai no wa – Nobuyoshi Koshibe (1964)
- Asa ga Kuru Made – Hiromi Iwasaki (1995)
- Getsuyoubi no Asa, Skirt wo Kirareta – Sakurazaka46
- Arrastando a asa – Marcelo Tupinambá
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Asa
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Asa.
Asa Akira
Asa Butterfield
Fictional characters named Asa
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Asa as a pet name
FurryName has found 16 dogs named Asa in public pet registers, making it the #5,884 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burlington (1), Tacoma (1), Vancouver (1). Asa as a dog name →
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