# Asma (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/asma/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,747 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,747 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,457, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 65 | 2,698 |
| 2012 | 64 | 2,737 |
| 2013 | 69 | 2,572 |
| 2014 | 78 | 2,356 |
| 2015 | 93 | 2,091 |
| 2016 | 105 | 1,909 |
| 2017 | 106 | 1,904 |
| 2018 | 94 | 2,060 |
| 2019 | 87 | 2,141 |
| 2020 | 76 | 2,321 |
| 2021 | 73 | 2,444 |
| 2022 | 104 | 1,920 |
| 2023 | 113 | 1,793 |
| 2024 | 111 | 1,810 |
| 2025 | 129 | 1,612 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 58 | 673 |
| 2012 | 60 | 690 |
| 2013 | 62 | 652 |
| 2014 | 48 | 802 |
| 2015 | 53 | 735 |
| 2016 | 42 | 881 |
| 2017 | 54 | 740 |
| 2018 | 46 | 815 |
| 2019 | 37 | 955 |
| 2020 | 42 | 853 |
| 2021 | 36 | 957 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1,142 |
| 2023 | 47 | 754 |
| 2024 | 58 | 666 |
| 2025 | 59 | 650 |

## People named Asma

- Asma al-Assad, First Lady of Syrian Arab Republic (2000-2024)
- Asmā' bint Abu Bakr, companion of Muhammad
- Asmaa Mahfouz, Egyptian activist
- Asma bint Umays, Companion of Muhammad
- Asmaa Abulyazeid, Egyptian actress and singer
- Asma Rasmya, Afghan editor, school principal and feminist
- Assmaa Niang, French judoka (1983-)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.