Asma is a distinctive choice, ranked #666 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Asma in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#666
About the Name Asma
Asma is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 187 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #530 in 2005 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Asma is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Asma
Unlikely. With around 58 UK babies named Asma per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Asma in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Asma is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 187 places over the last five years to #666 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Asma 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 Asma include: Asma al-Assad — Asma Fawaz al-Assad is a British-born Syrian economist who served as the first lady of Syria from 2000 to 2024 as the wife of Bashar al-Assad.; Asma Afsaruddin — Asma Afsaruddin is an American scholar of Islamic studies and Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University in...; Asma bint Marwan — ʻAṣmāʼ bint Marwān (Arabic: عصماء بنت مروان "Ãsma, daughter of Marwan") was a female Arab poet said to have lived in Medina in 7th-century Arabia..
Asma does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Asmas in the wild.
58
UK babies named Asma (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 187 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Asma
Likely around 1 other Asma in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Asma
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Asma Fawaz al-Assad is a British-born Syrian economist who served as the first lady of Syria from 2000 to 2024 as the wife of Bashar al-Assad. She became first lady when she married al-Assad on 13 December 2000, shortly after he became president.
Asma Afsaruddin is an American scholar of Islamic studies and Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University in Bloomington.
ʻAṣmāʼ bint Marwān (Arabic: عصماء بنت مروان "Ãsma, daughter of Marwan") was a female Arab poet said to have lived in Medina in 7th-century Arabia. Muhammad ordered her assassinated for agitating against him is a subject of debate.
Asma Jilani Jahangir was a Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and AGHS Legal Aid Cell. Jahangir was known for playing a prominent role in the Lawyers' Movement and served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and as a trustee at the International Crisis Group.
Asma Bint Shihab al-Sulayhiyya was the queen and co-ruler of Yemen in co-regency with her cousin and spouse, Ali al-Sulayhi, and later her son Ahmad al-Mukkaram, and daughter-in-law, Arwa al-Sulayhi, from 1047 until 1087. Her full title as sovereign, "al-Sayyida al-Hurra" translates to "The noble lady who is free and independent, the woman sovereign who bows to no superior authority." As female sovereign, Asma bint Shihab has an almost unique position in history: though there were more female monarchs in the international Muslim world, Asma bint Shihab and Arwa al-Sulayhi were the only female monarchs in the Muslim Arab world to have had the khutba proclaimed in their name in the mosques as sovereigns.
Asma Ibrahim is a Pakistani archaeologist, museologist, and conservationist who is the founding director of the Museum, Archives and Art Gallery Department for the State Bank of Pakistan. Ibrahim has previously served as the curator and director of the National Museum of Pakistan.
Asma Elbadawi is a Sudanese-British spoken word poet, activist, basketball player and a coach. She is known to have petitioned and succeeded in convincing the International Basketball Association (FIBA) to remove a ban on hijabs and religious headwear in the professional sport.