Recorded 1895–1995 Girls' name Peak 1916 1,361 births

Assunta — girls' name

1,361 babies named Assunta in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s191900s771910s3231920s3981930s1551940s841950s481960s971970s1161980s291990s15
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Assunta was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

52 babies were named Assunta in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Assunta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,361 babies named Assunta between 1895 and 1995, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Assunta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Assunta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 398 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Assunta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 545 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Assunta in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Assunta 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 1,361 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.

Assunta at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

1,361

Since 1895

101 years of records

Peak year

1916

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1895

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 1995

Assunta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1895

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1916)
52
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
0204060 199519741963194919361925191419021895 5

Assunta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
398 births that decade — 29% of Assunta's all-time total
1890s191900s771910s3231920s3981930s1551940s841950s481960s971970s1161980s291990s15

Assunta by state

Where Assunta concentrates geographically — total births since 1895

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Assunta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
545 40.0%
#2 Pennsylvania
68 5.0%
#3 Massachusetts
57 4.2%
#4 New Jersey
36 2.6%
#5 Rhode Island
5 0.4%
New York share of Assunta's total US births 40.0%
Even split

545 of 1,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Assunta?
1,361 babies have been named Assunta since 1895. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1916 with 52 births.
When was Assunta most popular?
Assunta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 398 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Assunta most popular?
The top states for the name Assunta are New York (545 births), Pennsylvania (68 births), Massachusetts (57 births).
How long has the name Assunta been used?
Assunta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 101 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Assunta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Assata, Assyria, Assia, Assa, 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, 1895–1995 (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.