How Many People Are Named Ashanta Johnson?

There are approximately 4 people named Ashanta Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ashanta with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 85,688,585 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ashanta

Last Name

Johnson

Est. Bearers 2,130,885

Census Rank #2

Per 100K 621.69

Rarity Very Common

Ashanta: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ashanta. The peak year was 2002 with 67 births. The average person named Ashanta today is 35 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ashanta

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ashanta in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ashanta rose or fell over time.

White

2.03%

Black

89.02%

Hispanic

2.64%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.81%

Two or More Races

5.49%

Ancestry of the Johnson Surname

The surname Johnson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Johnson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

56.79%

Black

33.56%

Hispanic

3.34%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.88%

Two or More Races

4.72%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ashanta" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Johnson" appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ashanta are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 4 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ashanta

Ashanta Smith Ashanta Brown Ashanta Jones Ashanta Williams Ashanta Garcia

Other people with the surname Johnson

Michael Johnson James Johnson John Johnson David Johnson Robert Johnson William Johnson Christopher Johnson Joseph Johnson

Ashanta Johnson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ashanta Johnson?

We estimate approximately 4 people named Ashanta Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Ashanta is shared by 576 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.

How rare is the name Ashanta Johnson?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. The first name Ashanta is very rare and the surname Johnson is very common.

Is Ashanta a male or female name?

Ashanta is predominantly female, with 1.0% of bearers being male and 99.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2002 and the average bearer today is 35 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ashanta?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ashanta was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (89.02%). The next largest recorded groups were Two or More Races (5.49%) and Hispanic (2.64%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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