Fun Facts About the Name Aissata
- 565 babies named Aissata: U.S. records list 565 babies given the name Aissata from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aissata Mean?
Aissata is a West African feminine name generally understood as a form of the Arabic name ʿĀʾisha (عائشة), meaning "living" or "she who lives." Its language of origin is Arabic, while its everyday use is concentrated in West African countries such as Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Gambia, and Mauritania. The Arabic root ʿ-y-sh relates to living; ʿāʾisha is the feminine active participle of ʿāsha ("he lived"). In West Africa the name is written in forms such as Aïssata, Aïssatou, Aissatou, and Isata, shaped by local languages and French or English spelling conventions. The literal Arabic sense is "living" or "alive."
Aissata Name History & Origins
Aissata developed as a West African adaptation of the Arabic name ʿĀʾisha. Islam entered West Africa through trans-Saharan trade and empires such as Mali and Songhai, and Arabic personal names were adopted and adapted into local languages. Among Fula, Wolof, Mandinka, and Hausa speakers, ʿĀʾisha took forms such as Aïssata, Aïssatou, and Isata. French colonial rule and French-language schooling influenced spellings like Aïssata in Senegal, Mali, and Guinea, while English-language contexts in Gambia and Sierra Leone produced Aissata or Isata. The name is traditionally given to girls in Muslim families. A closely related form, Aïssatou, is a central character in Mariama Bâ's novel So Long a Letter (1979), but this literary use is later than the name's long-standing presence in West Africa.
How Popular is the Name Aissata?
Aissata has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #4,545 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,242 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #4,548 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #6,405 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,464 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #5,577 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #6,088 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #5,162 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #7,105 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,099 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,626 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #6,033 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #7,655 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #4,545 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #12,240 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #7,796 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #6,188 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #6,816 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #6,562 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #4,677 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #4,813 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #6,007 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #7,085 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #6,302 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,089 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #6,622 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #7,168 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #9,502 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #8,603 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,865 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #11,840 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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