Ashante
Ashante was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1258th with 157 babies. More babies were named Ashante in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002157 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,630babies recorded
Ashante popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | #7,574 | — | 16 | — |
| 2000 | #3,218 | #6,358 | 42 | 10 |
| 1990 | #3,231 | #8,198 | 34 | 5 |
| 1980 | #3,072 | #3,856 | 28 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ashante, counting every spelling?
Ashante has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Ashante?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Ashante are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 24 and 35. That makes Ashante mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ashante by state
How common Ashante was among girls born in each state in 2000–2004, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×), Illinois (1.6×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ashante: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ashante, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ashante
How popular is the name Ashante?
Ashante was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1258th with 157 babies. More babies were named Ashante in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Ashante a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,458 girls and 172 boys.
Where was Ashante most popular?
In 2000–2004, Ashante was most common in Louisiana (0.15 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Mississippi.