Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Asani

Gender Unisex · 62% girls Rank 2025 #2,754 Trend ↑ Rising 122%
Rank 2025
#2,754
among girls · ↑1,012 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
123
named Asani · +34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,924
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
123 babies
All-time total
986
#10,396 all-time among girls
First recorded
1999
in Social Security records

Asani popularity over time

986 babies have been named Asani since 1999, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 6 5 11 1 – #12,863
2000s 140 55 195 20 +1673% #5,472
2010s 254 90 344 34 +76% #2,210
2020s (to 2025) 214 222 436 73 +111% #2,754

Where Asani is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 70 0.04 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 84 0.05 outside top 500
2029 91 0.06 outside top 500
2030 97 0.06 outside top 500

Where Asani is most popular

Girls named Asani per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.024 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Michigan, and North Carolina.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Asani born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 5 0.028 +15%
Michigan 5 0.027 +14%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -9%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -12%
New York 6 0.015 -37%
Texas 9 0.011 -54%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Asani

Asani is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,754 in 2025 with 62 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 986 American babies have been named Asani, about 62% girls and 38% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 123 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Asani stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Asani?

The median living Asani is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 1,000 people named Asani are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Asani year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 62 #2,754 61 #2,288
2024 40 #3,766 52 #2,565
2023 43 #3,592 43 #2,900
2022 28 #4,808 21 #4,719
2021 23 #5,414 21 #4,642
2020 18 #6,350 24 #4,150
2019 25 #5,182 21 #4,654
2018 26 #5,023 16 #5,569
2017 17 #6,843 5 #12,431
2016 18 #6,695 9 #8,204
2015 7 #13,163 6 #10,781
2014 17 #7,025 5 #12,259
2013 30 #4,662 – –
2012 85 #2,210 14 #6,022
2011 14 #8,252 6 #10,922
2010 15 #7,926 8 #8,874
2009 15 #8,108 8 #9,053
2008 12 #9,551 6 #11,177
2007 12 #9,615 11 #7,139
2006 12 #9,369 9 #8,051
2005 17 #6,857 5 #11,615
2004 10 #9,991 5 #11,499
2003 17 #6,617 – –
2002 21 #5,472 6 #9,482
2001 18 #6,097 – –
2000 6 #13,335 5 #10,487
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Asani, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Asani?

The median living Asani is about 7 years old. Half of all living Asanis are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Asani are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Asani are alive in the United States, based on 986 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Asani in 2025?

Asani ranked #2,754 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 62 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Asani?

986 babies have been named Asani in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Asani most popular?

Asani peaked in 2025, when 123 newborns received the name.

Is Asani a boy or girl name?

Asani is used for both: about 62% of babies named Asani have been girls and 38% boys.

Is the name Asani rising or falling?

Asani is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Asani become more popular?

Asani is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 97 girls named Asani in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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