Total births
362
Girls' name · since 1984
Asja
362 babies named Asja in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15870
- among girls today
- 362
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Asja currently ranks #15870 among girls' names in America, with 362 babies recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Asja recorded 362 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #15870 nationally today, ahead of 10% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2024.
- #15870 among girls today
- 362 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
- 10% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Asja is currently the #15870 girls' name in America, more common than 10% of girls - 362 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15870
- among girls today
- 362
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 10%
- more common than other girls
Asja vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15870
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 10% of names given to girls today.
1990s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Asja was born in this single decade.
1999
Single peak year
26 babies were named Asja in 1999 - its busiest year on record.
How Asja compares
362 49th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Asja's all-time total is 5% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asja | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 362 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 48 | 19,840 |
Asja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asja's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asja at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1999
Current rank
#15,870
Active since
1984
Asja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Asja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Asja's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Asja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
144 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 144 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Asja? ▼
362 babies have been named Asja since 1984. It currently ranks #15870 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 26 births.
When was Asja most popular? ▼
Asja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Asja been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Asja since 1984 -- 41 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Asja? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asjah, Asjia, Asjha. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Asja's data
- Asja's decade-level peak was the 1990s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Kailen #15867
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Shaylen #15873
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Taylar #15874
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Asja: #15870 Girls' Name - 362 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/asja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Asja draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.