How Many People Are Named Ashante?
An estimated 1,575 people in the United States have the first name Ashante. It is used for both genders, with 89.4% female. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Ashante peaked in popularity in 2002 with 157 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ashante as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ashante paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,575
About 1 in 217,622 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
89.4% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2002
157 births
Total Registered
1,630
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ashante
Ashante is predominantly female (89.4%), though 172 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ashante as a male name
Ranked #6,493 in 2001
10 male births in 2001
Peak: 1994 (15 births)
Ashante as a female name
Ranked #11,528 in 2018
8 female births in 2018
Peak: 2002 (157 births)
Ashante: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ashante span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 711 babies were registered. Ashante has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ashante by Decade
How has Ashante tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ashante by State
Birth registrations for Ashante span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, Florida. The lowest are in Tennessee, New Jersey, Michigan. On average, about 29 Ashantes were registered per state.
Ashante + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ashante as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ashante: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashante?
We estimate approximately 1,575 people named Ashante are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 217,622 Americans share this first name.
Is Ashante a common name?
Ashante is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,630 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ashante most popular?
Ashante reached peak popularity in 2002, when 157 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ashante is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ashante a female name?
Ashante is predominantly female. 89.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ashante Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ashante Smith, Ashante Johnson, Ashante Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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