Girls' name · since 1980
Ashunti
Ashunti has 301 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashunti sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 301 recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashunti has been recorded 301 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2015.
- #15,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 301 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashunti ranks #15,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashunti's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Ashunti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ashunti's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ashunti popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2015
- Peak year (2002)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Ashunti by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (177 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Ashunti's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ashunti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 177 births (59% of all-time use).
Ashunti by state
Where Ashunti concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 19 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 19 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 15 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 2.0% |
19 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Ashunti's decade-level peak was the 2000s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Ashuntis (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Ashunti: 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 (~35 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, 1980–2015 (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 Ashunti 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.