Ase
given name · Latin script
Meaning: to swell (as a result of fermentation), ferment
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/eɪs/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Ase is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Denmark than in any other country.
- SESweden1 in 3K(measured from records)
- NONorway1 in 2.3Kas Aase
- BJBenin≈1 in 35K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Ase itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Denmark (measured from records)
- Sources
- 103 (measured from records)
- 1 in 3.0K (inferred from the name graph)
6,396 named Aase
Highest-authority source
Sweden
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Åse in DK Denmark, SE Sweden and Aase in NO Norway.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
to swell (as a result of fermentation), ferment
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Ase counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DK Denmark | #906 | 6,396as Aase | 1 in 918 | 6.4K | Åse | 74 |
| SE Sweden | #673 | 3,393 | 1 in 3K | 3.4K | Åse | 35 |
| NO Norway | #595 | 2,353as Aase | 1 in 2.3K | 26K | Aase | 88 |
| ID Indonesia | — | ≈890 est. | ≈1 in 301K | — | Ase | 46 |
| NG Nigeria | — | ≈830 est. | ≈1 in 257K | — | Ase | 4 |
| BJ Benin | — | ≈360 est. | ≈1 in 35K | — | Ase | 1 |
| IS Iceland | — | 4as Aase | 1 in 88K | 4 | — | 2 |
6,396 people counted by Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts), counting the spelling aase. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: SSB PxWebApi — Persons/Last names by year (StatBank tables 10501/12891); SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); Þjóðskrá Íslands — Name frequencies (NafnTíðni, registry). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Ase is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Akan, (Gr. § 118. 1 19.) 1. the nether or lower part, end or begin-- ning; (opp. eso, osoro, the upper part or end; cf, a no, the fore or upper end, to, the hinder part -^ - bepow ase, the foot of a mountain; ese ase, the lower teeth (?); the gum; - s, bewase, nauaso. — 2, the nether or lower parts, the way down; s, 6, — 3, (adv,) down; s. 6.11
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, n-t r e n e [asem trene] a just or righteous matter or dealing; rigJUeousness. — di as., to act, speak, deal or judge righteoudy
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, n-t i tl r i w [asem t.] the main or chief point, principal thing, a chief or cardinal doctrine; cf. asehkfinini
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, [m'As^, Akr.]|)?. as^nom, the wife^s or husband^s father, father- in-law; pr, 690, 28.^5. cf gsew, osewa
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Akan, m-s a s o n o, a word stinging or irritating like a nettle. prJi875
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 14 sources across 9 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 2 | #55,292 |
Reference works 2
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Ase mean, and where does it come from?
- to swell (as a result of fermentation), ferment Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- How do you pronounce Ase?
- A machine transcription gives /eɪs/ (IPA) for English.
- Is Ase a male or female name?
- Ase is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- In which country does Ase have the most bearers?
- In Denmark, the national register counted about 6.4 thousand people named Aase, more than in any other country we hold.
- Where is Ase most common?
- Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Ase is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 3.0 thousand people — even though Denmark holds more of our records for it.
- How common is the name Ase?
- In Sweden, the national register counted 3,393 people named Ase, about 1 in 3.0 thousand residents.
- How common is Ase compared with other names?
- In Denmark, Ase is the 906th most common given name of 23,174 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Ase?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/aseThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ase” — the 906th most common given name in Denmark. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.