Recorded 1995–2010 Girls' name Peak 2002 128 births

Ashantee — girls' name

128 babies named Ashantee in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s312000s902010s7

The verdict

128 girls have been named Ashantee since 1995, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.

128
total births
1995–2010
years on record
2000s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Ashantee was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

31 babies were named Ashantee in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashantee

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Ashantee between 1995 and 2010, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashantee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashantee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashantee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Ashantee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashantee 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 128 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.

Ashantee at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

128

Since 1995

16 years of records

Peak year

2002

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1995

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2010

Ashantee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1995

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2002)
31
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Ashantee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
90 births that decade — 70% of Ashantee's all-time total
1990s312000s902010s7

Ashantee by state

Where Ashantee concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ashantee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 4.7%
#2 North Carolina
5 3.9%
New York share of Ashantee's total US births 4.7%
Even split

6 of 128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashantee?
128 babies have been named Ashantee since 1995. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2002 with 31 births.
When was Ashantee most popular?
Ashantee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Ashantee most popular?
The top states for the name Ashantee are New York (6 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Ashantee been used?
Ashantee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 16 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Ashantee?
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.

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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, 1995–2010 (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.