girl · swahili, arabic and persian
Asha
say it ah-shah
What Asha means
- Swahili and Arabic life; Swahili form of Aisha Islamic tradition: Aisha, wife of the Prophet Muhammad
- Persian and Sanskrit truth, order (Avestan); hope (Sanskrit) Zoroastrian: Asha, the Zoroastrian principle of truth and cosmic order
- Sanskrit hope, wish, desire
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 213 in Australia (2024)
- no. 558 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 688 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 1246 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1358 in the US (2024)
- no. 1607 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Aisha, Aasha
Names with a similar meaning
Zoe Eva Evie Zoey Anastasia Mara Liv Aisha Eve Vivian Liva Vivienne
Asha in stories
- Wish: Asha, the girl whose wish brings down a star