Asante
Asante is both an Ashanti surname and a masculine Ashanti given name. Notable people with the Ashanti name include:
Meaning & Origin of Asante
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asante is both an Ashanti surname and a masculine Ashanti given name. Notable people with the Ashanti name include:
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The Story of Asante
As a girl name
Asante first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1985, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 26 Asantes were born — ranking #4,057 that year. As of 2026, Asante ranks #12,237 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 249 Asantes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Asante first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 83 Asantes were born — ranking #1,345 that year. As of 2026, Asante ranks #2,775 for boys with 46 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Asantes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Asante
Asante is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Asante's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,345. Use the chart and map above to compare Asante's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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