Ashantis
The Asante, also known as Ashanti in English, are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. Asantes are the last group to emerge out of the various Akan civilisations. Twi is spoken by over nine million Asante people as their native language.
Meaning & Origin of Ashantis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Asante, also known as Ashanti in English, are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. Asantes are the last group to emerge out of the various Akan civilisations. Twi is spoken by over nine million Asante people as their native language.
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The Story of Ashantis
American parents first put Ashantis on the record books as a baby girl name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 11 Ashantiss were born — ranking #8,837 that year. About 69% of every Ashantis on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Ashantis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ashantis
Ashantis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Ashantis's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #8,837. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashantis'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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