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Asha

“Hope, wish” — Sanskrit origin

Girl's name · #1373 in the US (2025) · 90s

Asha reached its best rank, #796, in 1989 and ranked #1373 in 2025. About 9,100 girls have carried it since 1963.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ashas

• Asha Bhosle — Indian playback singer (1933–2026)
• Asha Parekh — Indian actress
• Asha Negi — Indian television actress
• Asha Philip — British sprinter
• Asha de Vos — marine biologist

In stories & tradition

• Asha Greyjoy — Game of Thrones · A Song of Ice and Fire
• Asha — Wish · Once Upon a Studio
• Asha Barlow — Dark Angel

What Ashas become

Among 185 notable people named Asha:

Business leaders appear 2.22× more often than among typical names — e.g. Asha Sharma, American business executive.

Similar names: Priya · Ashly · Isha · Riya · Diya · Aryah

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