Ashanta
- Last seen for girls in 2008 at #15,405
- Last seen for boys in 1979 at #5,355
- Given to girls 99.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2002 · 67 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 597since 1971
Ashanta over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Ashanta has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | — | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | — | |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | — | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,109 | 32 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,379 | 67 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | — | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
| 1996 | #5,531 | 17 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,826 | 20 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,964 | 15 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,031 | 11 | — | |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | — | |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,603 | 36 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,621 | 34 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | — | |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | — | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | — | |
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| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | — | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | — | |
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| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | — | |
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First appearance
1971
The first year at least five girls were named Ashanta! It came in at #6,619, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1972, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Ashanta is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Ashanta in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Ashanta
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2008
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 2002 at #2,379 (67 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 26,819
- Highest: 1 in 26,819 girls born in 2002 were named Ashanta (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 315,156 girls born in 2008 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 30.8% of all girls named Ashanta (184) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92 | #2,621 (1979) | #5,664 |
| 1980s | 184 | #2,603 (1980) | #4,732 |
| 1990s | 151 | #4,826 (1993) | #6,299 |
| 2000s | 170 | #2,379 (2002) | #9,569 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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