Recorded 1997–2023 Unisex name Peak 2002 249 births

Asanti — unisex name

249 babies named Asanti in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s1242010s822020s22
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Asanti was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

23 babies were named Asanti in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asanti

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Asanti between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Asanti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 23 babies received it in a single year. Asanti is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 56 additional births since 1995.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asanti performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Asanti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asanti in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 249 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Asanti at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

249

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2002

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Asanti popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
23
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
0510152025 202320192014201120082005200219991997 6

Asanti popularity over time — boys

56 total births recorded since 1995 (Asanti as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 56 births
468101214 2020201120102001199819971995 5

Asanti by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
124 births that decade — 50% of Asanti's all-time total
1990s212000s1242010s822020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asanti?
249 babies have been named Asanti since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 23 births.
When was Asanti most popular?
Asanti was most popular in the 2000s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Asanti a unisex name?
Yes, Asanti is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 249 births, and as a boy's name it has 56 births.
How long has the name Asanti been used?
Asanti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Asanti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asa, Asani, Asante, Asako, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.