Asa

AY-sa, AH-sa, O-sa

Hebrew, Japanese, or Scandinavian

"healer; morning; of the gods"

Asa Origin and Meaning

The name Asa is a girl's name of Hebrew, Japanese origin meaning "healer; morning; of the gods".

A male Biblical name meaning healer, Asa is also an international gem. In Japanese, it means "(born in the) morning". And in Scandinavia, where it's generally spelled Åsa or Ása and pronounced O-sa, it's a popular diminutive form of Old Norse names beginning with the element áss "god".

Asa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1896 on Nameberry

Asa Popularity

• 1896 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Asa

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Asa.

• Asta
• Ara
• Arlet
• Alta
• Asa
• Jora
• Aloisia
• Adelais
• Azha
• Elias
• Ceres
• Devin
• Anais
• Avis
• Anona
• Arista
• Asha
• Áine
• August
• Priscilla

Famous People Named Asa

• Asa Charlotte Bartha (b. 2014) daughter of Justin Bartha

Asa in Pop Culture

• Asa Vajda Moldavian witch in Mario Bava's 1960 horror classic "Black Sunday"