Spellings

Asiya or Asiah?

In the US in 2025, 32% of babies in this name family were spelled Asiya and 29% Asiah. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

The order has flipped. In 2015, Asia led with 56% of the family's births; in 2025, Asiya leads with 33%. All spellings together, the family went from 549 to 570 births, almost unchanged.

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Asiya113187+65%
Asiah23151×7
Asiyah7798+27%
Asia30684−73%
Asya3045+50%
Assia—5new

How they sound

  • Asiya /əˈsijə/ (uh-SEE-yuh)
  • Asiah /əˈsaɪə/ (uh-SY-uh)
  • Asiyah /ɑˈsijə/ (ah-SEE-yuh)
  • Asia /ˈeɪʒə/ (AY-zhuh)
  • Asya /ˈasja/ (AS-ya)
  • Assia /aˈsja/ (a-SYA)

In France

In France in 2025: Asiya 30 births, Asiyah 10 births, Asia 15 births, Asya 95 births (#494 among girls) and Assia 465 births (#110 among girls). The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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