MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Asa mean?
Asa in this feminine Indian usage represents Asha, the Sanskrit and modern Indian word for hope. The word also expresses a wish or expectation for something desired.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आशा
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
आसा
Letter-by-letter: āsā
4,275 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Asa in Indian usage
1,634 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (90.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,486 records (90.9%).
- Recorded as male: 148 records (9.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 467 |
| 1980s | 746 |
| 1990s | 177 |
| Other decades | 244 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,068 |
| Delhi | 183 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 142 |
| Nagaland | 124 |
| Other states | 117 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Asa / M | 83 | 469 |
| England & Wales | Asa / F | 3 | 5,927 |
| Scotland | Asa / M | 6 | 495 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Asa; Table_6, C474 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Asa; Table_6, C474
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Asa; Table_6, C6127 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Asa; Table_6, C6127
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Asa; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Asa; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy