Meaning and history
Asia comes from the name of the continent, an ancient geographical term whose deeper origin is uncertain. It is also used in Poland as a diminutive of Joanna, giving the same spelling a separate European name tradition. Notable bearers include Italian singer Asia Argento and Polish actress Asia Ortega.
20062006: 1,002 births, rank #332
2007: 1,029 births, rank #323
2008: 839 births, rank #385
2009: 655 births, rank #474
2010: 551 births, rank #532
20112011: 436 births, rank #653
2012: 341 births, rank #792
2013: 371 births, rank #736
2014: 346 births, rank #807
2015: 306 births, rank #901
20162016: 230 births, rank #1,108
2017: 253 births, rank #1,025
2018: 183 births, rank #1,262
2019: 173 births, rank #1,319
2020: 154 births, rank #1,418
20212021: 147 births, rank #1,460
2022: 133 births, rank #1,590
2023: 129 births, rank #1,614
2024: 121 births, rank #1,681
20252025: 84 births, rank #2,194
Asia moved from #807 to #901 for girls between 2014 and 2015. Its highest annual birth count came in 1997, with 1,532 births.