Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Aasha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aasha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 398
- 0 boys · 398 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,117 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,117 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 395 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
People named Aasha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Aasha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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