Asante

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #12,243 · #2,765 for boys in 2025, 46 births
Given to boys 83.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1,345
1997 · 83 births
Debut · boys
1975
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
1,246
since 1975

Asante over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #4,059, 1996peak #1,345, 1997girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2,76546
2024—#2,75047
2023—#2,80545
2022#12,2437#3,15138
2021—#3,29735
2020#10,2509#2,75944
2019#9,73610#3,20136
2018—#4,73920
2017—#5,78815
2016—#5,78915
2015#16,4195#5,28917
2014#14,5586#3,37132
2013—#3,12235
2012#16,8695#3,00238
2011—#2,74843
2010—#2,37553
2009#11,4599#3,04538
2008—#2,51550
2007#10,81810#3,02538
2006#15,1526#4,86518
2005#11,8348#4,06222
2004#10,6909#8,9277
2003#9,04811#4,81516
2002#7,81613#3,90921
2001#9,35110#2,56237
2000#9,8749#2,92230
1999#6,48415#2,14044
1998#6,71914#2,27439
1997#5,41718#1,34583
1996#4,05926#1,53365
1995#8,07910#2,55629
1994#9,5868#2,39232
1993#11,7806#2,57728
1992#9,4918#3,74816
1991#11,5096#4,23113
1990#8,5019#4,99310
1989—#5,6158
1988—#7,2705
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1982—#6,3855
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1976—#5,5875
1975—#5,4645
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First appearance
1975

The first year at least five boys were named Asante! It came in at #5,464, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1975–1977, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Asante is popular in 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedMNIllinois: #985 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,489 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedMINew York: #1,219 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 16,962 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,842 boysCTCalifornia: #1,407 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 28,172 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedWVVirginia: #683 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,803 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Asante, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#379 · 1 in 3,842
  2. Virginia#683 · 1 in 7,803
  3. Illinois#985 · 1 in 13,489
  4. New York#1,219 · 1 in 16,962
  5. California#1,407 · 1 in 28,172

Best ever in a state: #379 in Connecticut, 1996.

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Connecticut#37951 in 3,842
Virginia#68351 in 7,803
Illinois#98561 in 13,489
New York#1,21971 in 16,962
California#1,40791 in 28,172
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See more about Asante
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 15 spots since 2024 (#2,750 → #2,765)
  • 6 spots since 2020 (#2,759 → #2,765)
  • 2,524 spots since 2015 (#5,289 → #2,765)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1975
  • Peaked 1997 at #1,345 (83 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 22,713
  • Highest: 1 in 22,713 boys born in 1997 were named Asante (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 37,132 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 28.8% of all boys named Asante (359) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2005
  • Mostly girls until 2004, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s16#5,059 (1978)#5,370
1980s35#4,130 (1986)#5,661
1990s359#1,345 (1997)#2,779
2000s277#2,515 (2008)#4,065
2010s304#2,375 (2010)#3,942
2020s255#2,750 (2024)#2,921

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Asante in 1996

girls
#4,059
26 births · 1 in 67,423 girls
boys
#1,533
65 births · 1 in 29,143 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #4,059Asante26

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #1,533Asante65
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 67,423 of them was named Asante, which outranked 74.5% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Asante
  1. #3,942Zenia27
  2. #3,942Zoila27
  3. #3,942Zuleika27
  4. #4,059Asante26
  5. #4,059Adelia26
  6. #4,059Adriene26
  7. #4,059Akeyla26
  8. #4,184Ailyn25
  9. #4,184Alejandrina25
  10. #4,184Alvina25

Tied with 124 names at #4,059; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 29,143 of them was named Asante, which outranked 85.4% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Asante
  1. #1,517Terron66
  2. #1,517Tyshaun66
  3. #1,517Zayne66
  4. #1,533Asante65
  5. #1,533Antione65
  6. #1,533Benson65
  7. #1,533Breon65
  8. #1,552Arik64
  9. #1,552Case64
  10. #1,552Daveon64

Tied with 18 names at #1,533; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996 →