Aïssata is both a surname and a female given name. It is French spelling of a Fulani name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَةُ (ʿāʾišatu, “Aisha”). Notable people with the name include:
Given name Aïssata Coulibaly (born 1983), Malian football player Aïssata Coulibaly (1920–1967), Malian activist Aissata Daffé (born 1956), Guinean politician Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou, Nigerian First Lady and scientist Aïssata Kane (1938–2019), Mauritanian politician and women's rights activist Aïssata Lam (born 1986/87), Mauritanian women's rights activist Aïssata Soulama (born 1979), Burkinabé hurdler Aissata Diallo (born 1994), Guinean-American reality star
Surname Mounkaïla Aïssata, Nigerian politician