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Ashanty

Girl

Meaning of Ashanty: Akan: 'descendant of the Asante'

Ashanty is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 12355th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#12355

6 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

598

First recorded 1992 · peak 2003

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 61 babies2003: 74 babies2004: 55 babies2005: 49 babies2006: 41 babies2007: 42 babies2008: 32 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 27 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 11 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 8 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 5 babies20202021: 0 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 6 babies
US babies named Ashanty per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 74.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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