Unisex name · since 1971
Ashante
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,458 babies named Ashante, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,458
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashante sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,458 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Ashante recorded 1,458 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2018.
- #5,805 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,458 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashante ranks #5,805 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,458 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,805 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,458
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashante's 1,458 recorded births place it above 91.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Ashante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashante splits its recorded history at 1994: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 157 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashante popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Ashante popularity over time - boys
172 total births recorded since 1976 (Ashante as boys' name)
Ashante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (619 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Ashante's strongest decade.
619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ashante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 81
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 247
1980s
247 births
- 1990s
1990s
619 births
- 2000s
2000s
444 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 619 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ashante 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 Ashante's total volume
Ashante by state
Where Ashante concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 115 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 73 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 61 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 61 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 32 | 2.2% |
| #6 | California | | 31 | 2.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 23 | 1.6% |
115 of 1,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Ashante appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashante's data
- Ashante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (619 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Ashantes (115 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Ashante: 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 (~47 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, 1971–2018 (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 Ashante 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.