Entry № 0249 · Arabic origin

Asma Asma — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AHS-mah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Lofty (Abu Bakr's daughter, the 'Two-Belt')"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "lofty (abu bakr's daughter, the 'two-belt')".

Asma (أسماء) means "loftiness" or "more excellent" in Arabic. **Asma bint Abu Bakr (c. 595-692 CE)** was the daughter of Caliph Abu Bakr and **half-sister of Aisha** — famous for **tearing her belt in half to carry food to the Prophet hiding in the cave during the Hijra**, earning her the title dhāt al-niṭāqayn ("she of the two belts").

Lived to age 100; companion of the Prophet.

Lofty. 'She of the Two Belts' — tore her belt to feed the Prophet in the cave.

The name in its native script.

أسماء
Transliteration
Asmāʾ
Pronunciation
/ ˈɑːs.mə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Asma stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Asma · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Asmas before her.

Real people
Asma bint Abu Bakr
Companion of the Prophet.
c. 595 – 692
In fiction
Asma
Featured in early Islamic histories.

Names connected to Asma.

The number behind Asma.

4

The Builder

Asma reduces to four — the number of Quraysh companion.

Why families chose this name.

"Two Belts. Four letters. Asma."
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