Asama

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Asma in BD Bangladesh, PK Pakistan, US United States and 18 more, Асма in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, อัสมา in TH Thailand and אסמא in IL Israel.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Asama is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Sinhala given name119 records spelled Asama2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India

  Also written Aşama

• Turkish surname94 records spelled Asama4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, India, Syria

  Also written Aşama

• Portuguese given name70 records spelled Asama2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India

  Also written Aşama

35 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Asama is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In pi, Devaputta who visited the Buddha at Veluvana with Sahali and others; he praised Pūraṇa-Kassapa (S. i.65).

  as a name·Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)

• In pi, Father of Paduma Buddha and king of Campā (Bu. ix.9; BuA. 146).

  as a name·Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)

• In pi, Chief lay-supporter of Paduma Buddha (Bu. ix.23).

  as a name·Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)

• In pi, A devaputta who once visited the Buddha at Veluvana, in the company of Sahali, Nivika, Ākoṭaka, Veṭambari and Māṇava- Gāmiya. They were disciples of different teachers and, standing before the Buddha, each uttered the praises of his own teacher. Asama eulogised Pūraṇa-Kassapa.’ Perhaps Asama is the name of a class; See Asamā (1). S . i . 6 5 .

  as a name·Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)

• In pi, Chief lay-supporter of Paduma Buddha1 ; probably the same as his father. See Asama (2). B u . i x . 2 3 .

  as a name·Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol I (A-Dh)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 99 years between 1899–2016. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 183 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Asama?

We estimate roughly 25 thousand people bear Asama (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Asama have the most bearers?

Asama is most frequently recorded in Bangladesh, where it is most often spelled asma.

How common is Asama compared with other names?

In Bangladesh, Asama is the 15th most common given name of 28,624 given names recorded there.

Is Asama a male or female name?

Asama is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Asama mean?

Recorded meaning: Chief disciple of Sobhita Buddha; his step-brother and first sermon hearer with Sunetta (Bu.