Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2002

Ashanti

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #2,102 Trend ↓ Falling 26%
Rank 2025
#2,102
among girls · ↓120 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
89
named Ashanti · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,059
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
2,969 babies
All-time total
13,343
#1,453 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Ashanti popularity over time

13,343 babies have been named Ashanti since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 448 220 668 67 – #877
1980s 984 150 1,134 113 +70% #822
1990s 2,173 281 2,454 245 +116% #692
2000s 6,483 101 6,584 658 +168% #115
2010s 1,846 15 1,861 186 -72% #1,046
2020s (to 2025) 642 – 642 107 -43% #1,699

Where Ashanti 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 84 0.05 outside top 500
2027 80 0.05 outside top 500
2028 77 0.05 outside top 500
2029 74 0.05 outside top 500
2030 72 0.04 outside top 500

Where Ashanti is most popular

Girls named Ashanti per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.066 per 1,000. Strongest in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ashanti 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
Georgia 31 0.136 +108%
Florida 54 0.126 +92%
Alabama 10 0.107 +62%
North Carolina 17 0.075 +14%
New York 29 0.073 +11%
Tennessee 11 0.069 +6%
South Carolina 6 0.067 ≈ national
Michigan 12 0.066 ≈ national
Virginia 10 0.059 -11%
Texas 47 0.058 -11%
Ohio 13 0.055 -17%
Illinois 12 0.052 -20%
Arizona 5 0.036 -46%
Indiana 5 0.036 -46%
California 28 0.033 -49%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Ashanti

Ashanti is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,102 in 2025 with 89 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 13,343 American babies have been named Ashanti, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2002, when 2,969 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Ashanti stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ashanti?

The median living Ashanti is about 23 years old; half are between 18 and 29. An estimated 13 thousand people named Ashanti are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

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

Ashanti 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 89 #2,102 – –
2024 99 #1,982 – –
2023 121 #1,699 – –
2022 120 #1,732 – –
2021 104 #1,899 – –
2020 109 #1,808 – –
2019 161 #1,395 5 #12,313
2018 164 #1,372 – –
2017 141 #1,552 – –
2016 161 #1,434 – –
2015 157 #1,464 5 #12,243
2014 184 #1,293 – –
2013 209 #1,149 – –
2012 200 #1,214 – –
2011 236 #1,046 5 #12,446
2010 233 #1,063 – –
2009 265 #999 9 #8,356
2008 292 #932 – –
2007 298 #911 9 #8,233
2006 303 #875 – –
2005 398 #695 – –
2004 532 #534 10 #7,015
2003 962 #325 6 #9,674
2002 2,946 #115 23 #3,673
2001 281 #825 24 #3,519
2000 206 #1,021 20 #3,926
1995 242 #814 37 #2,180
1990 113 #1,398 17 #3,475
1985 59 #1,882 7 #5,183
1980 191 #822 21 #2,372
1975 29 #2,615 20 #2,211
1970 14 #4,050 14 #2,515
1965 – – – –
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1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ashanti

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ashanti Ashanti American singer and songwriter (born 1980) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ashanti?

The median living Ashanti is about 23 years old. Half of all living Ashantis are between 18 and 29 years old.

How many people named Ashanti are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Ashanti are alive in the United States, based on 13,343 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ashanti in 2025?

Ashanti ranked #2,102 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 89 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ashanti?

13,343 babies have been named Ashanti in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ashanti most popular?

Ashanti peaked in 2002, when 2,969 newborns received the name.

Is Ashanti a boy or girl name?

Ashanti is used for both: about 94% of babies named Ashanti have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Ashanti rising or falling?

Ashanti is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ashanti become more popular?

Ashanti is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 72 girls named Ashanti in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ashanti?

Well-known people named Ashanti include Ashanti (singer).

Names like Ashanti

Names that sound and feel close to Ashanti: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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