Asa

AY-sa

Hebrew; Japanese

"healer; born in the morning"

Asa Origin and Meaning

The name Asa is a boy's name of Hebrew, Japanese origin meaning "healer; born in the morning".

A short but strong biblical name with multicultural appeal, Asa is enjoying new visibility thanks to hot young actor Asa Butterfield of Hugo fame.

Asa was the name of an important biblical king of Judah, who reigned for more than forty years. In modern times, the name was long associated with the strong patriarch Asa Buchanan on the soap opera "One Life to Live," but since the character "died" in 2007, this gives the name plenty of room to rejuvenate. Popular with the Puritans, Asa can be found in the novels of James Fenimore Cooper and Theodore Dreiser.

A notable real-life namesake is the highly influential botanist Asa Gray, and Asa was the birth name of Al Jolson. Radiohead's Colin Greenwood has a son named Asa.

Asa could also be a path to the hip nickname Ace or an alternative to the rapidly rising Asher.

Asa Rank in US Top 1000

# 474 in the US

Asa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 122 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Asa

• 474 US 2024
• 122 Nameberry 2025
• 94 Unisex 2024
• 382 Future 2028
• 434 England 2024

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Famous People Named Asa

• Asa Biblical King of Judah
• Asa father of Berechiah, a Levite who dwelt at Jerusalem (1 Chr. 9:16)
• Asa Lawrence Lovejoy American pioneer and politician; founder of Portland, Oregon
• Asa Griggs Candler American founder of Coca,Cola
• Asa Gray American botanist
• Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield English actor
• Asa Packer U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• (William) Asa Hutchinson American politician; 46th governor of Arkansas
• Asa Philip Randolph American civil rights leader
• Asa Philip Hall English footballer
• Richard "Asa" Hartford Scottish footballer
• Asa Rashaan Webster Jackson American football player
• Asa Wentworth Tenney U.S. federal judge
• Asa Yoelson birth name of American singer/actor Al Jolson
• Asa Taccone American lead singer of band Electric Guest
• Asa Joseph Danger Lazzara (b. 2013) son of singer Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday
• Asa Somers American Actor; Larry Murphy standby in "Dear Evan Hansen"

The name Asa in Pop Culture

• Asa Buchanan character on American soap "One Life to Live"
• Asa Thayer character in "Asa, As I Knew Him" by Susanna Kaysen
• Asa Langley character in webcomic "Hotblood!" by Toril Orlesky
• Asa Shigure character in "Shuffle!"
• Asa Phelps character in an episode of TV's "The Simpsons"
• Asa Pike character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Asa Fox character in an episode of "Supernatural"