Tools / Baby names / A
Assata
GirlMeaning of Assata: Yoruba: 'she who struggles'
Assata is a girl's name most strongly associated with Yoruba naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 8386th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.
US rank 2025
#8386
11 babies in 2025
England & Wales 2024
—
Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted
US babies since 1880
704
First recorded 1971 · peak 2015
Trend
stable
Style: rare
Popularity over time
Gender split
0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.
Origins & cultures
More Yoruba girls' names
Yoruba · 2 syllables
US #2697UK #857
Yoruba · 4 syllables
US #5591UK #670
Yoruba · 7 syllables
US #5938UK #918
Yoruba · 1 syllable
US #1890
Yoruba · 3 syllables
US #4157UK #1353
Yoruba · 4 syllables
US #5867UK #1603
Yoruba · 4 syllables
US #5500UK #1517
Yoruba · 4 syllables
US #6562UK #1894
Yoruba · 3 syllables
US #6543UK #1819
Yoruba · 2 syllables
US #6138UK #1603
Yoruba · 4 syllables
US #5297UK #2000
Yoruba · 3 syllables
US #1620
Other names starting with A
German · 3 syllables
US #4UK #2
Latin · 2 syllables
US #11UK #9
German · 2 syllables
US #68UK #49
Hebrew · 2 syllables
US #111UK #125
Latin · 3 syllables
US #15UK #43
Italian · 2 syllables
US #27UK #35
Turkish · 2 syllables
US #80UK #47
Hebrew · 3 syllables
US #42UK #154
German · 2 syllables
US #225UK #40
English · 2 syllables
US #186UK #115
English · 2 syllables
US #89UK #355
Greek · 4 syllables
US #239UK #215