Asel
How to say it: ah-SEL · /ɑˈsɛl/
From Arabic 'asal' meaning honey - popular girls' name in Central Asia and Turkey.
Asel was the 1,721st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 9 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 49% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,590 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,721 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 9 |
| Share of births | 1 in 41,441 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +49% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,590 |
| In France, 2025 | #235 among girls’ names, 95 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Asel is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Asel is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
In France: #235 for girls in 2025.
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