Asa is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #515 in 2014 with 544 recorded births. This places Asa in the top 4% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Uncommon. The name reached its all-time peak in 2022 with 683 births ranking #450. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 229.7%. In 2014, approximately 1 in every 3,530 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.