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How popular is the name Asya?
Births per year, rank history and how many Asyas are alive today.
Asya (female) is a shortened form of the name Anastasia. Although Asya itself was given to 21 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1454th as a registered name), most Asyas are registered as Anastasia, which ranked 212th in 2025 with 221 babies.
Most people called Asya are registered as Anastasia, and share that name's profile: the Anastasia you are most likely to meet is around 6 years old. Half of all Anastasias born in England and Wales are between 6 and 23, and there are at least 6,900 of them alive today. Only some Anastasias go by Asya.
How many babies are named Asya or Anastasia each year?
Combined registrations of Anastasia, Asya. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Anastasia rank as a registered name?
Where does Asya rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Asya short for Anastasia?
Yes - Asya is a shortened form of Anastasia. Asyas are usually registered as Anastasia at birth.
When was the name Asya most popular?
The full name Anastasia peaked in 2021, when 395 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Asya itself peaked as a registered name in 2020, with 32 babies.
How many people are called Asya?
There's no official count of people who go by Asya, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 6,900 people registered as Anastasia born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Asya.
How old is the typical Asya?
Most people called Asya are registered as Anastasia. Most living Anastasias are between 6 and 23; the most common age is about 6.
Is Asya becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.