US rank #16321 Girls' name Peak 2007 35 births

Assa — #16321 US girls' name

35 babies named Assa in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s182020s5
#16321
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 8% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Assa was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

7 babies were named Assa in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Assa

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Assa between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Assa currently holds the #16321 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Assa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Assa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Assa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Assa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 35 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Assa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

35

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2007

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,321

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Assa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202420192011201020072002 5

Assa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 51% of Assa's all-time total
2000s122010s182020s5

Assa by state

Where Assa concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Assa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 14.3%
New York share of Assa's total US births 14.3%

5 of 35 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Assa?
35 babies have been named Assa since 2002. It currently ranks #16321 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Assa most popular?
Assa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Assa most popular?
The top states for the name Assa are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Assa been used?
Assa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Assa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Assunta, Assata, Assyria, Assia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.