Asal vs Asa

Side-by-side comparison of Asal and Asa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Asal

Girl name · Rank #5187

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Name B

Asa

Boy name · Rank #474

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Asal Asa
Current Rank #5187 #474
Total Births (all years) 149 20,534
Peak Year 2024 2022
Peak Year Births 25 683
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Asal Asa
1880ss — 532
1890ss — 412
1900ss — 244
1910ss — 732
1920ss — 995
1930ss — 648
1940ss — 526
1950ss — 438
1960ss — 412
1970ss 5 670
1980ss — 1,390
1990ss — 1,796
2000ss 11 3,430
2010ss 55 5,223
2020ss 78 3,086

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Asal Asa
2014 — 544
2015 8 540
2016 11 575
2017 12 595
2018 8 566
2019 11 567
2020 13 574
2021 14 593
2022 15 683
2023 11 591
2024 25 645

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2024.

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