Asiya is a distinctive choice, ranked #436 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Asiya in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#436
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About the Name Asiya
Asiya is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 42 places over five years. Its high point was #389 in 2023, and it now sits at #547. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Asiya is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Asiya in their class.
â Famous People Named Asiya
Asiya Mohammed â Asiya Sururu Mohammed, also known as Asiya Mohamed, is a Kenyan para-rower.
Asiya Khanom Devellu â Asiya Khanom Devellu was one of the wives of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar and the mother of Abbas Mirza, the crown prince.
Sphetho Asiya â Sphetho Enoch Asiya was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2009 and in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2004.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Asiya
Unlikely. With around 92 UK babies named Asiya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Asiya in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Asiya has been fairly steady, ranked #436 in 2025 against #505 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #389 in 2023.
Asiya is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Asiya include: Asiya Mohammed, Asiya Azeem and Asiya Naqash. Short summaries for each appear below.
Asiya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Asiyas in the wild.
92
UK babies named Asiya (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 69 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Asiya
Almost certainly the only Asiya in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Asiya
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sphetho Enoch Asiya was a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2009 and in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature from 1994 to 2004.
Asiya Azeem (Urdu: ØĸØŗÛÛ ØšØ¸ÛŲ ) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from October 2022 till August 2023 and from November 2002 till November 2007.