| Asha | Reva | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | hope, wish | the Narmada river |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AH-shah | RAY-vah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2000 (250) | 1921 (351) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Asha | Reva |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 973 | 393 |
| 2010s | 1,947 | 571 |
| 2000s | 2,120 | 423 |
| 1990s | 2,162 | 517 |
| 1980s | 1,229 | 906 |
| 1970s | 566 | 503 |
| 1960s | 72 | 988 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,582 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,795 |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,379 |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,108 |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,067 |
| 1900s | 0 | 593 |
| 1890s | 0 | 212 |
| 1880s | 0 | 11 |
From Sanskrit 'asha' (आशा) meaning 'hope, wish, desire'. Flag: an identically spelled but etymologically DIFFERENT Avestan word 'asha' means 'truth/cosmic order' (Zoroastrianism), and the Swahili name Asha derives from Arabic for 'life' - these are separate roots that share a spelling.
From Sanskrit reva (रेवा), an ancient name of the sacred Narmada river, connoting flowing water. Well established.
Asha and Reva are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Asha means hope, wish (sanskrit origin), while Reva means the Narmada river (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Asha first appears in 0 and Reva in 0, so Asha has the longer recorded history.