Girls' name · since 2002
Assa
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.
- #39,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
35 girls have been named Assa since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Assa has been recorded 35 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #39,050 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Assa ranks #39,050 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #39,050 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Assa's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Assa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Assa splits its recorded history at 2011: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Assa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Assa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Assa's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Assa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (51% of all-time use).
Assa by state
Where Assa concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 14.3% |
5 of 35 births nationwide.
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What to do with Assa's data
- Assa's decade-level peak was the 2010s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Assas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Assa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Assa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.