Asha

Girl name

Asha has been given to 9,127 babies in the U.S. since 1963. It peaked in 2000.

Meaning & origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit आशा (āśā, “hope, wish”).

Origin: Sanskrit

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

9,127

Peak year

2000 (250 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1963

10-year trend

▼ -12%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Asha.

9,177 babies since 1971

9,184 babies since 1955

9,068 babies since 1915

9,065 babies since 1957

9,008 babies since 1909

8,972 babies since 1957

8,962 babies since 1936

8,955 babies since 1908

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