Recorded 1993–2002 Girls' name Peak 2002 16 births

Ashantis — girls' name

16 babies named Ashantis in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s11

The verdict

16 girls have been named Ashantis since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.

16
total births
1993–2002
years on record
2000s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Ashantis was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ashantis in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashantis

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Ashantis between 1993 and 2002, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashantis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashantis performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ashantis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashantis 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 16 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.

Ashantis at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

16

Since 1993

10 years of records

Peak year

2002

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1993

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2002

Ashantis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1993

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2002)
11
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 20021993 5

Ashantis by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 69% of Ashantis's all-time total
1990s52000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashantis?
16 babies have been named Ashantis since 1993. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2002 with 11 births.
When was Ashantis most popular?
Ashantis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Ashantis been used?
Ashantis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 10 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Ashantis?
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, 1993–2002 (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.