Ashante
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #1,258 in 2002
0 babies were named Ashante in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1971–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryAshante first shows up in US birth records in 1971, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 54 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 2002, when it reached #1,258.
About the name Ashante
Ashante is a girl name of African and Swahili origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-nte”. US birth records list Ashante for girls from 1971 to 2018, in 45 of those 48 years. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked #1,258 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2018, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:African namesSwahili names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8 | 171,429 girls |
| 1980s | 14 | 70,028 girls |
| 1990s | 35 | 28,927 girls |
| 2000s | 24 | 41,068 girls |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 236,220 girls |
Other spellings of Ashante
More African girl names
- Girl name: Layla · night
- Girl name: Aisha · alive
- Girl name: Amber · amber resin
- Girl name: Zahra · radiant, bright
- Unisex name: Amani · peace
- Girl name: Salma · safe, peaceful
- Girl name: Khadija · premature child
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Questions about the name Ashante
What is the origin of the name Ashante?
Ashante has African, Swahili roots in our records. Other African names include Layla, Aisha, Amber.
Is Ashante a boy or girl name?
Ashante is a girl name.
How popular is the name Ashante?
Ashante is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2018. It peaked at #1,258 in 2002.