Assan

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A few things about Assan you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Assan

Assan Ouédraogo

German footballer

Choose Assan and your child shares a first name with Assan Ouédraogo, a German footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Assan, like who?” Assan Ouédraogo's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 344,828 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Assan, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Assan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAssan first shows up in US birth records in 2000, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #6,832.

About the name Assan

Assan is a boy name of Irish origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-san”. US birth records list Assan for boys from 2000 to 2025, in 6 of those 26 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #6,832 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #12,008, with 5 babies.

Origin:Irish names