Assia
How to say it: a-SYA · /aˈsja/
Arabic name Asiya of uncertain meaning, Pharaoh's wife in Quran - also used for Asia.
Assia was the 630th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 5 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 21% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #635 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 | #630 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 5 |
| Share of births | 1 in 7,552 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −21% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #635 |
| In France, 2025 | #54 among girls’ names, 470 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Assia is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Sia
- Sissi
Honouring a Assia in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Assia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Italian.
In France: #54 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Assia
- Assia Djebar (1936–2015)French Algerian writer, translator and film director
- Assia (born 1973)Algerian singer
- Assia Noris (1912–1998)Russian-Italian actress
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