girl's name
Ashanti
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 14,342
Ashanti is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2002, when 2,969 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 37,252 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Ashanti over time
Births per decade in the United States, 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 | 668 |
| 1980s | 1,134 |
| 1990s | 2,454 |
| 2000s | 6,584 |
| 2010s | 1,861 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 642 |
How popular is Ashanti?
In 2025, Ashanti was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ashanti is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ashanti
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ashanti also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ashanti over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ashanti
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ashanti — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ashanti
How popular is the name Ashanti?
In 2025, Ashanti was given to 89 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ashanti a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashanti is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ashanti most popular?
Ashanti peaked in 2002, when 2,969 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ashanti a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ashanti currently ranks #2,114 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.