Asha
Asha is a female given name: 99% of people named Asha are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- India and Sri Lanka, United States
- US births since 1880
- 37 male / 7,698 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Asha
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Asha," in English, "Guten Tag Asha," in German. Asha is a female given name: about 99% of people named Asha are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Asha,
German
Guten Tag Asha,
French
Bonjour Asha,
Spanish
Estimado/a Asha:
Chinese
Asha您好：
Japanese
Asha様
English
Hi Asha,
German
Hi Asha,
French
Salut Asha,
Spanish
Hola Asha,
Chinese
Asha你好：
Japanese
Asha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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India and Sri Lanka | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 1% |
United States birth data
37 male · 7,698 female · 7,735 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Asha a male or female name?
Asha is a female given name: 99% of people named Asha are women, and it is recorded as female in 2 of the 2 countries covered.
How do I address Asha in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Asha," in English, "Guten Tag Asha," in German. Asha is a female given name: about 99% of people named Asha are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Asha a unisex name?
Asha is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Asha are men. Asha leans strongly female overall.
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 Asha a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/asha (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_asha,
title = {Is Asha a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/asha},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}