Given name & surname
Asma
“one having great prestige”·“one of high status”
Asma is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one having great prestige” (Arabic) and “one of high status” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Arabicاسماء
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one having great prestige” (Arabic) and “one of high status” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Asma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,747
- 0 boys · 2,747 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 129 babies
- 2025
- 129
- #1,612 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 129 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,612 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (21). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,646 as a first name in 2020; 228 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Asma’s family of names
In French usage, Asma has a related form in ASMAA. Asma has a related form in Asmah. In German usage, Asma has a conventional equivalent in the Arabic form اسماء.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Asma
- Asma al-AssadFirst Lady of Syrian Arab Republic (2000-2024)born 1975
- Asma JahangirPakistani human rights activist and lawyer (1952–2018)
- Asma bint Abi Bakrcompanion of Muhammad595–692
- Asmaa MahfouzEgyptian activistborn 1985
- Asma bint UmaisCompanion of Muhammad
- Asma BarlasPakistani academicborn 1950
- Asma al-GhulPalestinian journalistborn 1982
- Asma Mohamed AbdallaSudanese diplomatborn 1946
- Asma LamnawarMoroccan singer and actressborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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