Ashanti
M FAshanti is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (5% of births). There have been 13,253 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 12,486 as girls and 767 as boys. Ashanti gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2002 and has since declined significantly.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State (2024)
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Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99 |
| 2023 | 121 |
| 2022 | 119 |
| 2021 | 104 |
| 2020 | 109 |
| 2019 | 166 |
| 2018 | 164 |
| 2017 | 141 |
| 2016 | 161 |
| 2015 | 162 |
| 2014 | 184 |
| 2013 | 209 |
| 2012 | 200 |
| 2011 | 241 |
| 2010 | 233 |
| 2009 | 274 |
| 2008 | 292 |
| 2007 | 307 |
| 2006 | 303 |
| 2005 | 398 |
| 2004 | 542 |
| 2003 | 968 |
| 2002 | 2,969 |
| 2001 | 305 |
| 2000 | 226 |
| 1999 | 270 |
| 1998 | 284 |
| 1997 | 289 |
| 1996 | 348 |
| 1995 | 279 |
| 1994 | 259 |
| 1993 | 257 |
| 1992 | 195 |
| 1991 | 143 |
| 1990 | 130 |
| 1989 | 228 |
| 1988 | 83 |
| 1987 | 74 |
| 1986 | 65 |
| 1985 | 66 |
| 1984 | 81 |
| 1983 | 103 |
| 1982 | 117 |
| 1981 | 105 |
| 1980 | 212 |
| 1979 | 215 |
| 1978 | 79 |
| 1977 | 69 |
| 1976 | 49 |
| 1975 | 49 |
| 1974 | 62 |
| 1973 | 48 |
| 1972 | 40 |
| 1971 | 29 |
| 1970 | 28 |