Asma

Meaning and origin of Asma

Popularity of Asma in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2017.
• Over recent years, Asma has been stable (+0.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Asma every 7.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Asma in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  775^th girls’ name43 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,593

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  674^th girls’ name164 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,682+7.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  973^rd girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,876

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,719^th girls’ name353 babies in 3 years1 girl in 13,688+7.3% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Asma and Asmâ are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Asmâ10
• Asmaa105
• Assma (in French)25
• Asmah10
• Asmaâ5
• Asmâa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Asma

• Awa
• Tasnim
• Assil
• Emna
• Manel
• Hana
• Noor
• Hawa
• Hafsa
• Nayla
• Janna
• Norah

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin