Assya
How to say it: a-SYA · /aˈsja/
Variant spelling of Arabic Asiya, Quranic name of Pharaoh's wife - widely used in North Africa and France.
Assya was the 630th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, 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 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 7,552 |
| Peak decade | 1870s |
| Change over 10 years | −21% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #635 |
| In France, 2025 | #54 among girls’ names, 220 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Assya peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Sya
- Sousou
Honouring a Assya in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Assya is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, French.
In France: #54 for girls in 2025.
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