Given name
Ashia
“lively; womanly”
Ashia is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ashia is a variant of Aisha. One Arabic interpretation is “lively; womanly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ashia is a variant of Aisha. An origin associated with Aisha is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ashia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,439
- 0 boys · 2,439 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 109 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,054 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,054 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 109 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,991 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.
Ashia’s family of names
Ashia has a related form in Aisha. Ashia has a related form in Asha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.