Names / Girl names
Asha
Current rank
#1,373
holding steady
All-time peak
#796
in 1989
First recorded
1963
in U.S. data
Children named
9,100
since 1963
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #796 in 1989 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Asha first shows up in 1963. Its strongest year was 1989, at #796 nationally. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Across all years, more than 9,100 children have been named this.