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Ashanti

“Meaning not established” — Akan/Twi (region name Asante, Ghana) origin

Girl's name · #2099 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Ashanti has appeared in US records since 1970 — best rank #115 (2002) · 12,576 babies named Ashanti all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 19,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ashantis

• Ashanti — American singer and songwriter (born 1980)
• Ashanti Obi — Nigerian sprinter
• Ashanti Johnson — American geochemist and chemical oceanographer
• Ashanti Akpan — English footballer
• Ashanti Moore — Jamaican sprinter

What Ashantis become

Among 31 notable people named Ashanti:

Athletes appear 3.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ashanti Akpan, English footballer.

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