Ashante*
#5,112 most common girls' name of all time · #8,658 across all names · 11% male / 89% female · used 1971–2018 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#5,112
Rank overall
#8,658 of 105,966
First appeared
1971
Years on the list
46 of 146
All-time
1,630
Since 2016
14
Peak year
2002 #1,261
Best rank
#1,261 2002
Girls
Boys
peak 157/yr
Ashante first appears in 1971. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,672 |
| 2016 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,721 |
| 2014 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,363 |
| 2013 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,765 |
| 2012 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,382 |
| 2011 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,778 |
| 2010 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,619 |
| 2009 | 18 | — | 18 | #7,153 |
| 2008 | 18 | — | 18 | #7,194 |
| 2007 | 22 | — | 22 | #6,187 |
| 2006 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,977 |
| 2005 | 20 | — | 20 | #6,078 |
| 2004 | 35 | — | 35 | #4,044 |
| 2003 | 60 | — | 60 | #2,656 |
| 2002 | 157 | — | 157 | #1,261 |
| 2001 | 57 | 10 | 67 | #2,649 |
| 2000 | 42 | 10 | 52 | #3,241 |
| 1999 | 63 | 9 | 72 | #2,357 |
| 1998 | 54 | 6 | 60 | #2,553 |
| 1997 | 71 | 9 | 80 | #2,016 |
| 1996 | 93 | 9 | 102 | #1,652 |
| 1995 | 59 | 12 | 71 | #2,266 |
| 1994 | 69 | 15 | 84 | #2,040 |
| 1993 | 59 | 10 | 69 | #2,233 |
| 1992 | 69 | 10 | 79 | #2,003 |
| 1991 | 48 | 7 | 55 | #2,578 |
| 1990 | 34 | 5 | 39 | #3,278 |
| 1989 | 47 | 7 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 30 | 6 | 36 | #3,282 |
| 1987 | 25 | — | 25 | #3,605 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,882 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | 20 | #4,089 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | 17 | #4,432 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,063 |
| 1982 | 22 | — | 22 | #3,759 |
| 1981 | 28 | 8 | 36 | #3,140 |
| 1980 | 28 | 10 | 38 | #3,123 |
| 1979 | 26 | 10 | 36 | #3,225 |
| 1978 | 8 | 5 | 13 | #7,410 |
| 1977 | 11 | 8 | 19 | #5,809 |
| 1976 | — | 6 | 6 | — |
| 1975 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,692 |
| 1974 | 10 | — | 10 | #5,706 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,563 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,276 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,307 |