Asa is a moderately popular boys' name in England & Wales, ranking #461 in 2023 with 87 recorded births. This places Asa in the top 7% of ranked UK boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 93 births ranking #434. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 141.7%. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 3,180 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.