Girls' name · since 1971
Ashanta
597 babies named Ashanta in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 597
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
597 girls have been named Ashanta since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ashanta recorded 597 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2008.
- #10,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 597 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashanta ranks #10,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 597 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 597
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashanta's 597 recorded births place it above 85.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Ashanta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashanta splits its recorded history at 1991: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashanta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2008
- Peak year (2002)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Ashanta popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1979 (Ashanta as boys' name)
Ashanta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (184 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Ashanta's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Ashanta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
184 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
170 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 184 births (31% of all-time use).
How Ashanta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ashanta's total volume
Ashanta by state
Where Ashanta concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 24 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
24 of 597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Ashanta's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (184 total births) through the 2000s (170) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Ashantas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ashanta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1971–2008 (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 Ashanta 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.