Unisex name · since 1975
Asante
Asante has 1,246 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,246
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Asante is the #2784 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,246 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asante has been recorded 1,246 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #2784 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,784 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,246 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asante ranks #4,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,784 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,246 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,246
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Asante's 1,246 recorded births place it above 90.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Asante compares
1,246 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Asante's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asante | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,246 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asante splits its recorded history at 2004: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asante popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Asante popularity over time - girls
254 total births recorded since 1985 (Asante as girls' name)
Asante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (359 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Asante's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Asante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
359 births
- 2000s
2000s
277 births
- 2010s
2010s
304 births
- 2020s
2020s
255 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 359 births (29% of all-time use).
How Asante compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Asante's total volume
Asante by state
Where Asante concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 98 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 29 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
98 of 1,246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Asante appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Asante's data
- Asante's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (359 total births) through the 2020s (255) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Asantes (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Asante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Asante draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.