Ashanti
Ashanti was the 2102nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 115th with 2,946 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 638 places. More babies were named Ashanti in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,102 girls, down 294 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20022,946 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,343babies recorded
Ashanti popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 767 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,102 | 89 |
| 2020 | #1,808 | 109 |
| 2010 | #1,063 | 233 |
| 2000 | #1,021 | 206 |
| 1990 | #1,398 | 113 |
| 1980 | #822 | 191 |
| 1970 | #4,050 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ashanti, counting every spelling?
Ashanti is the most common spelling of a name family that had 95 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 95 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashanti | 89 | #2,102 | 533 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ashanti?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ashanti (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ashanti born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ashanti.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ashanti?
About 12,400 people born in the US named Ashanti are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 19 and 28. That makes Ashanti 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.
Ashanti by state
How common Ashanti was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.1×), Florida (1.9×). In 36 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 Ashanti: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ashanti, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ashanti
How popular is the name Ashanti?
Ashanti was the 2102nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 115th with 2,946 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 638 places. More babies were named Ashanti in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ashanti a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ashanti in the US.
Where is Ashanti most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ashanti was most common in Georgia (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Alabama.