Asa
Asa is a man's name in the United States and a woman's name in Sweden and Iceland. Which country the person is from decides the answer.
This name's gender leans differently depending on the country — check the table below before you assume.
Asa · Ása · Åsa
- Verdict
- Depends on the country
- Male / female split
- 39% male / 61% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Sweden, United States, Iceland
- Also spelled
- Ása, Åsa
- US births since 1880
- 16,295 male / 1,242 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Asa
To address Asa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Asa," in English, "Guten Tag Asa," in German. Asa is a man's name in the United States and a woman's name in Sweden, so the right greeting depends entirely on their country. Ask directly if you are unsure.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Asa,
German
Guten Tag Asa,
French
Bonjour Asa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Asa:
Chinese
Asa您好：
Japanese
Asa様
English
Hi Asa,
German
Hi Asa,
French
Salut Asa,
Spanish
Hola Asa,
Chinese
Asa你好：
Japanese
Asaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | man's name | 93% |
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 25% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
16,295 male · 1,242 female · 17,537 births recorded
Since 1980: 91% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Asa a male or female name?
Asa is a man's name in the United States and a woman's name in Sweden and Iceland. Which country the person is from decides the answer.
How do I address Asa in an email?
To address Asa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Asa," in English, "Guten Tag Asa," in German. Asa is a man's name in the United States and a woman's name in Sweden, so the right greeting depends entirely on their country. Ask directly if you are unsure.
Is Asa a unisex name?
Asa is a unisex name: 39% of people named Asa are men. The gender leans heavily on which country the person is from.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Asa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/asa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_asa,
title = {Is Asa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/asa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}