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Asma

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Asma: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Asma: Recorded since 1974, it reached #250 in 1985, and it stood at #650 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #530 to #1142.200020052010201520202025#530#1142
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#533
1997#721
1998#649
1999#721
2000#565
2001#584
2002#585
2003#637
2004#607
2005#530
2006#615
2007#612
2008#639
2009#664
2010#730
2011#673
2012#690
2013#652
2014#802
2015#735
2016#881
2017#740
2018#815
2019#955
2020#853
2021#957
2022#1142
2023#754
2024#666
2025#650

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 39 of the 48 years from 1974 to 2021.

In 2024: #541 among girls in Scotland, #666 among girls in England and Wales, #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1974–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #537 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1974–2021

    Highest recorded position: #250 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1974–2021).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #650 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1974 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #250 in Norway in 1985.

Asma's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#65059HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#66658HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#75447HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#114229HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#95736HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#85342HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#95537HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#81546HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#74054HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#88142HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#73553HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#80248HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#65262HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#69060HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#67358HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#73050HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#66455HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#63958HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#61258HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#61554HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#53064HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#60750HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#63745HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#58548HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#58446HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#56548HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#72132HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#64938HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#72133HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#53347HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4634HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4375HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#38310HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#4786HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4408HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#5155HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#4607HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5485HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#4757HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4677HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#5465HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#4487HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5305HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4886HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4098HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5335HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#6024HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4896HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#3959HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#5096HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#4797HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#5815HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#5376HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5536HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5596HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#4389HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5526HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#4967HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#25019HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#30015HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5206HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#36311HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4288HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#6164HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5575HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#4976HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#4906HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#3919HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#5375HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8983HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#5686HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#5415HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Asma is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Asma, between 1974 and 2025, in 50 of those 52 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: highest position in 1985England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2005Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2018ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419742025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1974–202139#250 in 1985
England and Wales1996–202530#530 in 2005
Republic of Ireland2002–20243#568 in 2018
Scotland20241#541 in 2024

Its high point came 39 years earlier in Norway (1985) than in Scotland (2024).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Asma

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1974–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1974 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #250 in Norway in 1985. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.