Ashaunti
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #2,081 in 2002
0 babies were named Ashaunti in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1979–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryAshaunti first shows up in US birth records in 1979, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 46 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 2002, when it reached #2,081.
About the name Ashaunti
Ashaunti is a girl name of African and Swahili origin. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-nti”. US birth records list Ashaunti for girls from 1979 to 2020, in 30 of those 42 years. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked #2,081 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2020, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:African namesSwahili names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4 | 227,273 girls |
| 1980s | 1.0 | 970,874 girls |
| 1990s | 6.0 | 167,785 girls |
| 2000s | 11 | 94,877 girls |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 411,523 girls |
| 2020s | 4.9 | 204,082 girls |
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Questions about the name Ashaunti
What is the origin of the name Ashaunti?
Ashaunti has African, Swahili roots in our records. Other African names include Layla, Aisha, Amber.
Is Ashaunti a boy or girl name?
Ashaunti is a girl name.
How popular is the name Ashaunti?
Ashaunti is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2020. It peaked at #2,081 in 2002.