Is Ashanty a boy or girl name?

Ashanty is a girl’s name. Of the 598 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ashanty

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Ashanty was most popular in 2003, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,902 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 598 people named Ashanty.

Ashanty over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ashanty’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ashanty a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ashanty is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 598 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ashanty

Where Ashanty is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org