62%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Modern), Italian (Modern) Pronounced Pron. AY-zhə(English) A-zya(Italian) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the name of the continent, which is perhaps derived from Akkadian asu, meaning "east". Related Names Same SpellingAsia 2User SubmissionsÀsia, Asía, Asia, Asiä PopularityDetails Last ranked #975 in 2016 England and Wales Last ranked #48 in 2021 Italy Last ranked #397 in 2010 Spain (by decade) Last ranked #900 in 2015 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful refined strange simple Categories bands, cardinal points, continents, currently out of the US top 1000, directors, English nouns, famous Kurds, High School DxD characters, modern English, modern Italian, personifications, RuPauls Drag Race contestants, soldiers, Wild Arms characters, women and death, women and war, word names