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Girl name

Asja

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Asja has been given to about 362 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 357
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Asja per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 26
  • Born in 20250
  • All time362

How popular is Asja?

Its best year was 1999, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 4325th. The typical living American called Asja is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Asja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aja0.81
  2. Asha0.75
  3. Asia0.70
  4. Aisha0.59
  5. Anna0.56
  6. Ava0.56
  7. Alma0.56
  8. Ana0.56

Middle names for Asja

Ranked by flow score
  1. Asja Josephine0.84
  2. Asja Rose0.83
  3. Asja Louise0.83
  4. Asja June0.82
  5. Asja Pearl0.82
  6. Asja Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Asja

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kianasister · 0.75
  2. Paulinasister · 0.73
  3. Hannasister · 0.72
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.72
  5. Chandlereither · 0.70
  6. Jalenbrother · 0.69

Where Asja is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Asja White0.78
    2. Asja Reyes0.78
    3. Asja Nguyen0.78
    4. Asja Moore0.78
    5. Asja Lee0.78
    6. Asja Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Asja

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.