Given name & surname
Asunta
“one who is raised up”
Asunta is a variant of Assunta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is raised up.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Asunta is a variant of Assunta. One Latin interpretation is “one who is raised up.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Asunta is a variant of Assunta. An origin associated with Assunta is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Asunta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 0 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1924. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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