Is Assata a boy or girl name?

Assata is a girl’s name. Of the 704 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Assata

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Assata was most popular in 2015, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,122 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 704 people named Assata.

Assata over time

Births per year. The dot marks Assata’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Assata a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Assata is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 704 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Assata

Where Assata is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 8.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org