Asenet
An Egyptian feminine name meaning "she belongs to the goddess Neith".
Name Census estimates that about 57 living Americans carry the first name Asenet. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Asenet today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Asenet births was 2017 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Asenet. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Asenet. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
57
~ 1 in 6,013,234 Americans
Peak year
2017
12 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,513
Tracked since 1977
Popularity
Asenet: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Asenet from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 31 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Asenet by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Asenet during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Asenets live
Origin
Meaning and history of Asenet
The name Asenet is of ancient Egyptian origin, derived from the words "Iset" or "Aset", which refer to the goddess Isis. This name was prevalent during the ancient Egyptian civilization, which flourished along the Nile River from around 3100 BC to 30 BC.
Asenet is mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, where she is described as the wife of Joseph, the son of Jacob. According to the biblical account, Asenet was the daughter of Potipherah, a priest of On (Heliopolis). This text is believed to have been written around the 6th century BC, indicating that the name Asenet was already in use during this period.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Asenet was an ancient Egyptian princess who lived during the 18th Dynasty, around 1500 BC. She was the daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti, and her name was spelled as "Ankhesenpaaten" in hieroglyphics.
In the 4th century AD, there was a Christian martyr named Asenet who was executed for her faith during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Her story is recorded in the "Martyrdom of St. Asenet", which describes her unwavering commitment to Christianity despite facing torture and execution.
Another notable individual with the name Asenet was an Egyptian scholar and philosopher who lived in the 5th century AD. She was known for her work on the interpretation of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and her contributions to the preservation of ancient Egyptian knowledge.
During the medieval period, there was a French noblewoman named Asenet de Châteauneuf who lived in the 12th century. She was known for her involvement in the Crusades and her support for the Knights Templar.
In the 19th century, there was an American author and poet named Asenet Pattison, who was born in 1832 in New York. She was part of the Transcendentalist movement and published several works of poetry and fiction during her lifetime.
People
Asenet + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Asenet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Asenet: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asenet?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 57 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Asenet going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 6,013,234 US residents.
Is Asenet a common name?
We classify Asenet as "Very Rare". It ranks above 56.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 58 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Asenet most popular?
The single biggest year for Asenet was 2017, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Asenet is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Asenet in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Asenet a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Asenet in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Asenet still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Asenet in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Asenet can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Asenet?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.