Meaning: Its source is an English expression meaning "The largest continent."

Popularity: The name Asia ranked 244th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1404th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: This English name for the Earth's largest continent is derived from a Greek word meaning ''sunrise.''