Girls' name · since 1971
Assata
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 704 babies named Assata, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 704
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Assata currently ranks #9001 among girls' names in America, with 704 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Assata has been recorded 704 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #9001 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #9,483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,001 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 704 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Assata ranks #9,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,001 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 704 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,483 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 704
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Assata's 704 recorded births place it above 86.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Assata compares
704 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Assata's all-time total is 87% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Assata | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 704 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Assata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Assata splits its recorded history at 2005: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Assata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Assata by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (221 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Assata's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Assata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
221 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 221 births (31% of all-time use).
How Assata compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Assata's total volume
Assata by state
Where Assata concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 58 | 8.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 22 | 3.1% |
| #3 | California | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
58 of 704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Assata's data
- Assata's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (221 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Assatas (58 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 Assata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Assata 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.