Ase means power or life force — from the Yoruba asé. In Yoruba spirituality, asé IS the most fundamentally important concept — the divine power to make things happen AND create change. Three letters of the most fundamentally important, divine-power-to-create, and Yoruba life-force.
Asé IS the most fundamentally important Yoruba concept.Divine power to make things happen.Three letters with a sacred, Yoruba sound: AH-shay.Maximum power in minimum letters.The most directly divine-power name.
Asé IS the most fundamentally important Yoruba concept — divine power to create change.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Yoruba spirituality.
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Today
Ase remains a beloved choice, ranking #9076 in the US. 226 babies have been named Ase since 2016.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Ase?
2019peak year
Ase reached its widest reach during the 2010s. In 2019, 20 babies received the name (ranked #6005). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9076), with about 25 babies given the name annually. Ase has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 226 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Ase's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — power seeking. People named Ase tend to be sacred, powerful, and gifted at being the Yoruba divine power to create.
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