girl's name
Assetou
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 662
Assetou is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2012, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1976.
Assetou over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 75 |
| 2000s | 160 |
| 2010s | 160 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 155 |
How popular is Assetou?
In 2025, Assetou was given to 25 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Where Assetou is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Assetou is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Assétou | Assétou is a rare spelling of Assetou, written with an acute accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
Names that peaked alongside Assetou
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Assetou also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Assetou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Assetou
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Assetou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Assetou
How popular is the name Assetou?
In 2025, Assetou was given to 25 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
Is Assetou a girl's or a boy's name?
Assetou is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Assetou most popular?
Assetou peaked in 2012, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Assetou a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Assetou currently ranks #1,398 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.