Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Assan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Assan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 40
- 40 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,203 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,203 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Assan’s family of names
Assan may belong to the same name family as ASAN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Assan
- Assan OuédraogoGerman footballerborn 2006
- Assan Bazayevroad bicycle racerborn 1981
- Assan CeesayGambian association football player (born 1994)
- Assan TakhtakhunovKazakhstani ski jumper who has competed since 2003born 1986
- Assan JattaGambian footballerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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