Asa Name Popularity

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How popular is Asa?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Asa, ranked the 508th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Asa has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #178 was reached in 1881.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2017 with 590 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Asa was 16 in 1909.

Approximately during the years 1909-1915, 1967-1970, 1971-1974, 1975-1981, 1986-1989, 1996-2000, 2002-2005, and 2006-2009, the name Asa took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1899-1902, 1903-1906, and 1926-1932 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Asa has steadily increased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Asa lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Asa?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Asa still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Asa (Girl)		Asa (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		75	2,389	554	508
2017		71	2,510	590	490
2016		53	3,099	573	517
2015		65	2,708	539	530
2014		49	3,275	541	515
2013		57	2,936	478	553
2012		41	3,787	461	563
2011		33	4,362	464	546
2010		45	3,517	431	582
2009		44	3,623	478	552
2008		35	4,365	385	636
2007		41	3,856	398	619
2006		25	5,397	380	623
2005		42	3,517	348	629
2004		20	5,996	301	672
2003		20	5,829	301	655
2002		25	4,777	276	671
2001		27	4,455	286	651
2000		16	6,511	275	655
1999		24	4,594	245	687
1998		18	5,599	192	795
1997		18	5,442	197	755
1996		24	4,317	165	845
1995		19	5,037	180	799
1994		15	6,006	176	801
1993		20	4,836	154	853
1992		13	6,678	156	846
1991		15	5,974	169	792
1990		14	6,151	161	799
1989		14	5,861	183	729
1988		15	5,342	148	773
1987		15	5,090	126	829
1986		17	4,553	102	901
1985		14	5,096	141	747
1984		12	5,564	118	802
1983		13	5,168	143	722
1982		6	9,306	140	741
1981		17	4,356	154	696
1980		15	4,747	135	756
1979		12	5,444	99	875
1978		16	4,258	78	976
1977		8	6,930	79	963
1976		9	6,079	80	934
1975		10	5,550	61	1,066
1974		12	4,741	69	986
1973		9	5,603	52	1,135
1972		10	5,133	47	1,198
1971		< 5	--	47	1,201
1970		< 5	--	58	1,071
1969		13	3,966	42	1,221
1968		5	7,077	42	1,164
1967		8	5,010	33	1,316
1966		8	4,894	39	1,198
1965		7	5,312	41	1,191
1964		< 5	--	36	1,308
1963		11	4,035	42	1,195
1962		6	5,894	51	1,071
1961		6	5,885	40	1,251
1960		< 5	--	46	1,154
1959		10	4,042	31	1,415
1958		< 5	--	44	1,162
1957		< 5	--	43	1,184
1956		< 5	--	46	1,120
1955		< 5	--	41	1,169
1954		< 5	--	42	1,152
1953		< 5	--	46	1,075
1952		< 5	--	49	1,029
1951		< 5	--	48	1,021
1950		< 5	--	48	1,007
1949		< 5	--	51	969
1948		< 5	--	58	902
1947		5	5,353	63	879
1946		7	4,014	41	1,078
1945		< 5	--	37	1,060
1944		< 5	--	51	888
1943		< 5	--	56	893
1942		< 5	--	56	878
1941		< 5	--	60	818
1940		< 5	--	53	862
1939		< 5	--	50	867
1938		< 5	--	60	798
1937		< 5	--	65	757
1936		< 5	--	59	798
1935		< 5	--	65	766
1934		< 5	--	79	683
1933		< 5	--	72	711
1932		< 5	--	52	890
1931		< 5	--	68	750
1930		5	4,598	78	704
1929		< 5	--	72	743
1928		7	3,774	92	652
1927		5	4,861	107	601
1926		6	4,341	104	615
1925		< 5	--	87	691
1924		< 5	--	106	619
1923		9	3,384	118	575
1922		< 5	--	101	642
1921		< 5	--	103	625
1920		< 5	--	105	615
1919		< 5	--	88	657
1918		6	4,327	117	556
1917		< 5	--	86	641
1916		5	4,476	99	581
1915		< 5	--	109	531
1914		< 5	--	73	586
1913		< 5	--	58	574
1912		< 5	--	47	592
1911		< 5	--	25	606
1910		< 5	--	30	512
1909		< 5	--	16	682
1908		< 5	--	24	513
1907		< 5	--	39	351
1906		< 5	--	17	569
1905		< 5	--	22	480
1904		< 5	--	24	433
1903		< 5	--	26	381
1902		< 5	--	21	462
1901		< 5	--	25	372
1900		< 5	--	30	414
1899		< 5	--	30	323
1898		< 5	--	31	347
1897		< 5	--	47	253
1896		< 5	--	32	331
1895		< 5	--	40	279
1894		< 5	--	37	289
1893		< 5	--	43	267
1892		< 5	--	58	233
1891		< 5	--	46	237
1890		< 5	--	48	243
1889		< 5	--	37	274
1888		< 5	--	58	230
1887		< 5	--	51	221
1886		< 5	--	52	233
1885		< 5	--	43	251
1884		< 5	--	43	260
1883		< 5	--	61	193
1882		< 5	--	62	205
1881		< 5	--	65	178
1880		< 5	--	60	200

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.