Asiyah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “one who heals; comforts”
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- ah-SEE-yah · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (91% of all uses)
From Arabic Āsiyah, traditionally explained as 'one who tends to the weak' or 'heals.' In Islamic tradition Asiya is the name of Pharaoh's wife who protected Moses.
How popular is Asiyah?
Babies named Asiyah in 2024112
2024 rank#2,088 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18801,819
Asiyah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Asiyah
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Asiyah questions
What does the name Asiyah mean?
Asiyah means "one who heals; comforts". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Āsiyah, traditionally explained as 'one who tends to the weak' or 'heals.' In Islamic tradition Asiya is the name of Pharaoh's wife who protected Moses.
Is Asiyah a boy or girl name?
Asiyah is mainly a girl's name in US records (91% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Asiyah?
112 US babies were named Asiyah in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Asiyah?
Asiyah is usually pronounced ah-SEE-yah.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.