Asia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage. From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/, “northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin. Potentially from an Aegean language family substrate or Akkadian. Possibly a doublet of Assuwa.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Asia (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Asia has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 71 |
| 2000 | 76 |
| 2001 | 81 |
| 2002 | 83 |
| 2003 | 86 |
| 2004 | 90 |
| 2005 | 93 |
| 2006 | 96 |
| 2007 | 106 |
| 2008 | 116 |
| 2009 | 130 |
| 2010 | 139 |
| 2011 | 143 |
| 2012 | 156 |
| 2013 | 184 |
| 2014 | 209 |
| 2015 | 233 |
| 2016 | 254 |
| 2017 | 290 |
| 2018 | 313 |
| 2019 | 327 |
| 2020 | 353 |
Asia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Asia.Hi! My name is Asia.
- Asia ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Asia called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Asia kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Asia is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Asias mamma är lärare.Asia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Asias mamma is Asia's mum.
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Questions about Asia
How do you pronounce Asia in Swedish?
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What does the name Asia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage. From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/, “northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin. Potentially from an Aegean language family substrate or Akkadian. Possibly a doublet of Assuwa.
How popular is Asia in Sweden?
11 babies were named Asia in 2022. In 2020, 353 people in Sweden had Asia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.