MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Asiya mean?
Asiya is the name traditionally given to Pharaoh's believing wife in Islamic narrative. Arabic āsiyah can also denote a woman who tends or consoles, a familiar lexical interpretation of the name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आसिया
Conventional spelling
Arabic
آسية
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ആസിയ
Conventional spelling
Other spellings
- Asiyah
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Asiya in Indian usage
6,637 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 621 |
| 1960s | 1,138 |
| 1970s | 1,636 |
| 1980s | 1,784 |
| 1990s | 1,098 |
| Other decades | 360 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 4,150 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,058 |
| Delhi | 162 |
| Other states | 267 |
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 | Asiya / F | 92 | 436 |
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 Asiya; Table_6, C441 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Asiya; Table_6, C441
- Behind the Name: Asiya ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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