Ashanti is an established girls' name that peaked in 2002 and has since faded.
Ashanti is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,102 for girl births in the United States (and #3,835 across all names), given to 89 babies. Ashanti was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2002 (2,946 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | #2,102 | — |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | #1,982 | — |
| 2023 | 121 | 121 | #1,699 | — |
| 2022 | 120 | 120 | #1,732 | — |
| 2021 | 104 | 104 | #1,899 | — |
| 2020 | 109 | 109 | #1,808 | — |
| 2019 | 166 | 166 | #1,395 | #12,313 |
| 2018 | 164 | 164 | #1,372 | — |
| 2017 | 141 | 141 | #1,552 | — |
| 2016 | 161 | 161 | #1,434 | — |
| 2015 | 162 | 162 | #1,464 | #12,243 |
| 2014 | 184 | 184 | #1,293 | — |
| 2013 | 209 | 209 | #1,149 | — |
| 2012 | 200 | 200 | #1,214 | — |
| 2011 | 241 | 246 | #1,046 | #12,446 |
| 2010 | 233 | 233 | #1,063 | — |
| 2009 | 274 | 280 | #999 | #8,356 |
| 2008 | 292 | 301 | #932 | — |
| 2007 | 307 | 307 | #911 | #8,233 |
| 2006 | 303 | 313 | #875 | — |
| 2005 | 398 | 410 | #695 | — |
| 2004 | 542 | 557 | #534 | #7,015 |
| 2003 | 968 | 981 | #325 | #9,674 |
| 2002 | 2,969 | 2,976 | #115 | #3,673 |
| 2001 | 305 | 305 | #825 | #3,519 |
| 2000 | 226 | 226 | #1,021 | #3,926 |
| 1999 | 270 | 270 | #880 | #3,036 |
| 1998 | 284 | 284 | #831 | #2,858 |
| 1997 | 289 | — | #781 | #3,266 |
| 1996 | 348 | — | #692 | #2,301 |
| 1995 | 279 | — | #814 | #2,180 |
| 1994 | 259 | — | #869 | #2,308 |
| 1993 | 257 | — | #881 | #2,094 |
| 1992 | 195 | — | #1,060 | #2,912 |
| 1991 | 143 | — | #1,335 | #3,113 |
| 1990 | 130 | — | #1,398 | #3,475 |
| 1989 | 228 | — | #894 | #2,793 |
| 1988 | 83 | — | #1,822 | #3,368 |
| 1987 | 74 | — | #1,899 | #3,352 |
| 1986 | 65 | — | #1,953 | #4,485 |
| 1985 | 66 | — | #1,882 | #5,183 |
| 1984 | 81 | — | #1,729 | #2,617 |
| 1983 | 103 | — | #1,319 | #3,426 |
| 1982 | 117 | — | #1,268 | #2,842 |
| 1981 | 105 | — | #1,383 | #2,791 |
| 1980 | 212 | — | #822 | #2,372 |
| 1979 | 215 | — | #877 | #1,489 |
| 1978 | 79 | — | #1,862 | #1,919 |
| 1977 | 69 | — | #2,126 | #1,953 |
| 1976 | 49 | — | #2,550 | #2,423 |
| 1975 | 49 | — | #2,615 | #2,211 |
| 1974 | 62 | — | #2,500 | #1,548 |
| 1973 | 48 | — | #2,461 | #2,225 |
| 1972 | 40 | — | #3,067 | #2,087 |
| 1971 | 29 | — | #3,172 | #3,682 |
| 1970 | 28 | — | #4,050 | #2,515 |