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UK girl's name

Asinat

A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "enduring" or "everlasting".

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Asinat is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Asinat popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4843, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 4 births.

This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2017 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

Asinat is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.

We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Asinat. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Asinat ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2024, when 4 girls were registered as Asinat.
  • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Asinat as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4843

2024

Births in 2024

4

Latest year

Peak year

2024

4 births

Estimated living

13

2026

Meaning

What does Asinat mean?

The given name Asinat is believed to have originated from the ancient Sumerian language, which was spoken in the southern region of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) around 3500–3000 BCE. It is thought to be derived from the Sumerian words "asi" meaning "wise" and "nat" meaning "born." Thus, the name Asinat could be interpreted as "born wise" or "born of wisdom."

In the ancient Sumerian cuneiform script, the name was written using a combination of wedge-shaped symbols or logographs. While no specific historical figures bearing the name Asinat have been documented from that era, the name's linguistic roots point to its use among the early Sumerian civilization, which laid the foundations for many subsequent cultures in the region.

Traces of the name Asinat can also be found in later Akkadian texts, which emerged in Mesopotamia around the 3rd millennium BCE. The Akkadian language, closely related to the Sumerian language, may have adopted and adapted the name from its earlier Sumerian origins.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Asinat was a scribe who lived during the reign of the Babylonian king Hammurabi (c. 1792–1750 BCE). This scribe's name appears in several administrative documents and records from that period.

In the 7th century BCE, an Assyrian woman named Asinat is mentioned in a cuneiform tablet as a member of the royal court during the reign of King Esarhaddon (681–669 BCE). This tablet provides evidence of the name's continued use in the region over several centuries.

During the Parthian Empire (247 BCE–224 CE), which ruled over parts of modern-day Iran, Iraq, and Central Asia, there are records of a noble woman named Asinat who lived in the 1st century BCE. She is mentioned in historical accounts as a prominent figure in the Parthian court.

In the medieval period, an Arab historian named Asinat ibn al-Kindi (c. 801–873 CE) was born in Basra, Iraq. He was a renowned scholar and writer who authored several works on various subjects, including history, geography, and philosophy.

Another notable figure with the name Asinat was a Persian poet who lived during the Safavid Dynasty (1501–1736 CE). She was known for her contributions to the Persian literary tradition and her skill in composing ghazals, a poetic form consisting of couplets.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

Popularity

Asinat over time

The chart below shows babies named Asinat registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Asinat, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 4 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Asinat
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Decades

Asinat by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Asinat was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #5364 10 3
2010s #5765 3 1

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FAQ

Asinat: questions and answers

How popular is the name Asinat in the UK right now?

In 2024, Asinat was ranked #4843 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Asinat most popular?

The peak year on record was 2024, with 4 babies registered as Asinat in England and Wales.

What is the meaning and origin of Asinat?

A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "enduring" or "everlasting".

How many people are called Asinat in the UK?

A total of 13 babies have been registered as Asinat across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.