Ashunti
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 3
- Peak
- #2,310 in 2002
0 babies were named Ashunti in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1980–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryAshunti first shows up in US birth records in 1980, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 45 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 2002, when it reached #2,310.
About the name Ashunti
Ashunti is a girl name of African and Swahili origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-nti”. US birth records list Ashunti for girls from 1980 to 2015, in 24 of those 36 years. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked #2,310 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2015, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:African namesSwahili names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1,282,051 girls |
| 1990s | 4.3 | 230,947 girls |
| 2000s | 9.7 | 103,199 girls |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 312,500 girls |
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Questions about the name Ashunti
What is the origin of the name Ashunti?
Ashunti has African, Swahili roots in our records. Other African names include Layla, Aisha, Amber.
Is Ashunti a boy or girl name?
Ashunti is a girl name.
How popular is the name Ashunti?
Ashunti is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2015. It peaked at #2,310 in 2002.