Feminine dossier · first seen 1971

Ashante

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2002

Peak era

2002

Peak births

157

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen Z

Quick answers about Ashante

How many people are named Ashante?

An estimated 1,417 living Americans are named Ashante.

How rare is Ashante?

Ashante fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Ashante?

The median age of a living American named Ashante is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 24 and 35 years old.

Is Ashante still popular?

Not especially. Ashante has been declining since its 2002 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Ashante most common?

Ashante has its strongest geographic signal in Louisiana, where it appears 7.2× more often than the national baseline.

1971Peak 20022025

Peak year

2002

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,458

Ashante fell hard after 2002. Within five years it had dropped 86% from its peak — one of the steepest post-peak collapses on record.

Ashante peaked in 2002, when 157 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,458 Americans named Ashante since 1971.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2002

Living profile

1,432

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age30

Core range24–35

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

Louisiana

7.2× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Louisiana · 1990s 7.2×

New York · 1990s 1.9×