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Asuka

From Japanese 明日 meaning "tomorrow" and 香 meaning "fragrance", or from 飛 meaning "to fly" and 鳥 meaning "bird".

Usage languagesJapanese
US rank (2018)#15,682

Meaning and history

From Japanese 明日 (asu) meaning “tomorrow” and 香 (ka) meaning “fragrance,” or from 飛 (asu) meaning “to fly” and 鳥 (ka) meaning “bird”; other kanji combinations are also possible.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19991999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
20092009: 11 births, rank #9,975
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: 5 births, rank #16,764
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
20142014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 6 births, rank #14,124
20182018: 5 births, rank #15,682

In 2018, 5 babies were recorded with the name Asuka, ranking #15,682 among girls.

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