Aissata
Aïssata is both a surname and a female given name. It is French spelling of a Fulani name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَةُ.
Meaning & Origin of Aissata
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aïssata is both a surname and a female given name. It is French spelling of a Fulani name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَةُ.
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The Story of Aissata
Aissata first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 31 Aissatas were born — ranking #4,674 that year. As of 2026, Aissata ranks #4,649 for baby girls with 29 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 598 Aissatas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aissata
Aissata is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 598 births in the dataset. Aissata's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #4,542. Use the chart and map above to compare Aissata's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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