Recorded 1979–2020 Girls' name Peak 2002 374 births

Ashaunti — girls' name

374 babies named Ashaunti in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s181990s1062000s1922010s432020s8

The verdict

374 girls have been named Ashaunti since 1979, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

374
total births
1979–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Ashaunti was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

82 babies were named Ashaunti in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashaunti

The Social Security Administration has registered 374 babies named Ashaunti between 1979 and 2020, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashaunti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashaunti performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ashaunti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ashaunti in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashaunti 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 374 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.

Ashaunti at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

374

Since 1979

42 years of records

Peak year

2002

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1979

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2020

Ashaunti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1979

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2002)
82
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 202020122008200420001996199219801979 7

Ashaunti by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
192 births that decade — 51% of Ashaunti's all-time total
1970s71980s181990s1062000s1922010s432020s8

Ashaunti by state

Where Ashaunti concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ashaunti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
8 2.1%
#2 Virginia
8 2.1%
#3 Illinois
7 1.9%
#4 Florida
6 1.6%
#5 Ohio
5 1.3%
North Carolina share of Ashaunti's total US births 2.1%
Even split

8 of 374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashaunti?
374 babies have been named Ashaunti since 1979. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2002 with 82 births.
When was Ashaunti most popular?
Ashaunti was most popular in the 2000s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Ashaunti most popular?
The top states for the name Ashaunti are North Carolina (8 births), Virginia (8 births), Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Ashaunti been used?
Ashaunti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 42 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Ashaunti?
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, 1979–2020 (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.