Asanti
The Story of Asanti
As a girl name
Asanti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 23 Asantis were born — ranking #5,086 that year. As of 2026, Asanti ranks #13,455 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 249 Asantis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Asanti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 12 Asantis were born — ranking #4,960 that year. As of 2026, Asanti ranks #8,731 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 56 Asantis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Asanti
Asanti is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 249 births in the dataset. Asanti's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #5,086. Use the chart and map above to compare Asanti'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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