Recorded 1974–2003 Girls' name Peak 2002 35 births

Ashantay — girls' name

35 babies named Ashantay in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s30

The verdict

35 girls have been named Ashantay since 1974, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2003.

35
total births
1974–2003
years on record
2000s
peak decade
86%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Ashantay was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

21 babies were named Ashantay in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashantay

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Ashantay between 1974 and 2003, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashantay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashantay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ashantay shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashantay 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 35 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.

Ashantay at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

35

Since 1974

30 years of records

Peak year

2002

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1974

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2003

Ashantay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1974

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2002)
21
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 200320021974 5

Ashantay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 86% of Ashantay's all-time total
1970s52000s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashantay?
35 babies have been named Ashantay since 1974. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2002 with 21 births.
When was Ashantay most popular?
Ashantay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Ashantay been used?
Ashantay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 30 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Ashantay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ashley, Ashlyn, Ashlee, Ashleigh, 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, 1974–2003 (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.