Name profile

Aspasia

A Greek name meaning “welcome.”

Usage languagesGreek
US rank (2015)#16,419

Meaning and history

Greek name meaning "welcome," from aspasios. Aspasia of Miletus (c. 470-400 BC) was a highly educated woman known as the influential companion of the Athenian statesman Pericles and an associate of philosophers including Socrates.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19961996: no US SSA record for this spelling
1997: no US SSA record for this spelling
1998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
20012001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
20062006: 8 births, rank #12,420
2007: 6 births, rank #15,491
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 5 births, rank #16,992
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
20152015: 5 births, rank #16,419

In 2015, 5 babies were recorded with the name Aspasia, ranking #16,419 among girls.