Asa is a distinctive boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #684 in 2014 with 48 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 93 births ranking #434. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 33.3%. In 2014, approximately 1 in every 6,920 boys born was named Asa. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Asa is a compact biblical name usually explained as meaning "healer" or "physician". Its brevity makes it feel modern, even though the name itself is very old.
In the Bible, Asa was a king of Judah. The name has also had separate use in some Nordic settings, but the biblical Hebrew background is the clearest source for most English-language use.