Is Ashanti a boy or girl name?
Ashanti is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 99 girls and 0 boys were named Ashanti, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94.2% of the 13,253 US babies named Ashanti were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,976
- Babies named Ashanti since 1970
- 13,253
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 2,969 babies
Boys and girls named Ashanti, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 220 | 448 | 67.1% |
| 1980s | 150 | 984 | 86.8% |
| 1990s | 281 | 2,173 | 88.5% |
| 2000s | 101 | 6,483 | 98.5% |
| 2010s | 15 | 1,846 | 99.2% |
| 2020s | 0 | 552 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,976 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,697 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,741 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,897 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,808 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,309 | 161 | #1,395 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,370 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,551 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,433 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,241 | 157 | #1,463 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,293 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,149 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,214 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,444 | 236 | #1,046 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,063 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,355 | 265 | #999 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 292 | #932 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,233 | 298 | #911 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 303 | #875 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 398 | #695 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,014 | 532 | #533 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,674 | 962 | #325 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,673 | 2,946 | #115 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,519 | 281 | #825 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,927 | 206 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,036 | 243 | #880 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,858 | 256 | #831 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,266 | 267 | #781 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,301 | 313 | #692 |
| 1995 | 37 | #2,180 | 242 | #814 |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,308 | 225 | #869 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,094 | 219 | #881 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,912 | 172 | #1,060 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,113 | 123 | #1,335 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,475 | 113 | #1,398 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,793 | 206 | #894 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,368 | 68 | #1,821 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,351 | 60 | #1,899 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,485 | 56 | #1,953 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,183 | 59 | #1,881 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,618 | 63 | #1,729 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,426 | 91 | #1,319 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,841 | 101 | #1,268 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,791 | 89 | #1,383 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,372 | 191 | #822 |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,489 | 175 | #877 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,919 | 53 | #1,862 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,953 | 44 | #2,126 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,424 | 31 | #2,550 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,211 | 29 | #2,615 |
| 1974 | 32 | #1,548 | 30 | #2,500 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,226 | 30 | #2,461 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,086 | 21 | #3,067 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,682 | 21 | #3,172 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,518 | 14 | #4,051 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ashanti reached #1,489 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #115 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ashanti
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.