Asma

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Асма in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, Asama in IN India, 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 across 2 languages 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◐

Asma is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name81K records spelled Asma75 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, Tunisia, Algeria

  Languages: French, Catalan, Romanian

  Also written Asmà, Asmâ, Âsmà, Àsmà, Ãsma

• Indonesian given name36K records spelled Asma20 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Malaysia, Indonesia, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Asma', 'Asma, Asma’, Ãsmã, Ãsmå

• Spanish given name14K records spelled Asma25 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, United States, India, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written As-Ma, Asmà, Àsmã, Äsmá, Asmä

• Turkish given name13K records spelled Asma26 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, Syria, India, Afghanistan

  Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uzbek

  Also written Aşma, Ãŝmä, Asmä, Äşmä, Ãsma

• a separate given name4.0K records spelled Asma7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Morocco, Ethiopia

  Also written Asma', Asma’, Asmā, Ăšma, Aşma

• Norwegian Bokmål given name2.7K records spelled Asma22 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Denmark, India, Tanzania

  Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Swedish

  Also written Ãsmã, Åšmä, Âśmà, Åsmą, Åsmâ

• Finnish given name1.7K records spelled Asma12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, India, United States, Tunisia

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Asmå, Ašmá, Äšmä, Äsmä, Āŝma

• Japanese given name1.4K records spelled Asma9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Japan, United States, Malaysia

  Also written Ãsma, Asmà, Âsma, Äsmä, Àsmà

43 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●

Asma 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 Swedish, Asma (Asmaa) innehåller ett arabiskt ord som betyder ’prestige, anseende’.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• higher, more exalted

  as a name·Whats in a name = Unaitwaje a Swahili book of names

• To be light,

  as a name·Dictionary of Islamic Names

• In Arabic, higher, more exalted, more sublime, more eminent; comp. adj. of Saami stu. See Saami (m.). Comp. Asmaa’ claw) names; ‘Asmaa clasac, chaste. See Ulya Le, higher

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• In Arabic, higher, more exalted, more sublime, more eminent

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

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) — 87 years between 1899–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Asmā' bint Abu Bakrb. 595SAcompanion of Muhammad
• Asma Mohamed Abdallab. 1946SDSudanese diplomat
• Asma Barlasb. 1950PKPakistani academic
• Asma Jahangirb. 1952PKPakistani human rights activist and lawyer (1952–2018)
• Princess Lalla Asma of Moroccob. 1965MAMoroccan Royal
• Asmaa Rhlaloub. 1969MAnot in their usual nameMoroccan politician
• Asma Khanb. 1969GBIndian-born British chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author
• Asma al-Assadb. 1975GBFirst Lady of Syrian Arab Republic (2000-2024)
• Asmaa Mahfouzb. 1985EGnot in their usual nameEgyptian activist
• Asma bint UmaysSACompanion of Muhammad

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 638 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Asma?

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

In which country does Asma have the most bearers?

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

How common is Asma compared with other names?

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

Is Asma a male or female name?

Asma 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 Asma mean?

Recorded meaning: most excellent; also a companion of the Prophet