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Asalee

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How to Pronounce Asalee

Pronounced AS-uh-lee /ˈæsəliː/Low

Meaning: Asalee reads as a Southern American compound, most plausibly the name Asa, from the Hebrew for 'healer' or 'physician,' joined to the popular -lee ending. It may also echo azalea, the flowering shrub. The exact intent is uncertain, so we note both the Asa-plus-Lee route and the flower echo.Low

In 30 seconds: Asalee is a rare Southern coinage, likely Asa ('healer') plus -lee, or an echo of the azalea flower. Its routes are uncertain (said AS-uh-lee).

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Origin LowAmerican, Hebrew

MeaningAsalee reads as a Southern American compound, most plausibly the name Asa, from the Hebrew for 'healer' or 'physician,' joined to the popular -lee ending. It may also echo azalea, the flowering shrub. The exact intent is uncertain, so we note both the Asa-plus-Lee route and the flower echo.

U.S. rank (2017)#16169 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1921

Total births (all-time)≈ 124

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Asalee is a gentle Southern compound whose likeliest reading joins Asa, from the Hebrew for 'healer,' to the favorite -lee ending, though its sound also brushes against azalea, the flower. Which a family meant is hard to know, so we keep both honestly. Its scattered century-long appearances suggest a name handed down quietly in particular families.

As a birth name Asalee was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its early-century peak and to barely more than a hundred across a very long, thin run. A girl named Asalee at that peak would be a great-grandmother now, and the name keeps a soft, old-fashioned Southern warmth.

Did you know? Asalee has one of the longest, thinnest histories in these records, cropping up from the early twentieth century all the way into recent years, the sign of a quiet Southern family name.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Asalee — Southern coinage: Asa (Hebrew 'healer') + -lee, or azalea echo; routes uncertain.

Variations

AzaleeAsalieAsa

Nicknames

AsaLee

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If you like Asalee…

Azalea— the flower name it may echo

Adalee— a like -a-lee compound name

Rosalee— a fellow -lee flower-and-name blend

Annalee— another warm -alee compound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Asalee mean?

It is most likely Asa, from the Hebrew for 'healer,' plus the -lee ending, and may also echo the azalea flower; the route is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Asalee?

It is said AS-uh-lee /ˈæsəliː/ - three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Asalee a boy or girl name?

Asalee is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Asalee?

It was always rare, appearing in small numbers across a long span from the early twentieth century onward.