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In addition, Asia is a variant form of the Arabic and English Aisha in the English language. Asia is also a pet form of the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Johanna in the Polish language. Asia is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name grew in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest height of its usage in 1997, 0.080% of baby girls were named Asia. Its ranking then was #195. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency. In 2007, it ranked at #326 with a usage of 0.049%, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. Asia was more frequently used than the 2nd most popular name, the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Johanna, by 31% in 2007. Baby names that sound like Asia include the Russian Asya, the Finnish Eija, the English Su, the Arabic and English Ayisha, the Arabic Ayishah, the Turkish Ayse, the African Eshe, and the Arabic Aisia. KEY: Pronunciation for Asia: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; ZH as in "seizure (S.IY.ZH.ER)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" A famous person named Asia is Actress Asia Argento, born Asia Aria Anna Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento, 20 September 1975, Rome, Italy.
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