Given name
Achante
“from a tribe in West Africa”
Achante is a variant of Ashanti. One African interpretation is “from a tribe in West Africa.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Achante is a variant of Ashanti. One African interpretation is “from a tribe in West Africa.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Achante is a variant of Ashanti. An origin associated with Ashanti is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Achante through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 0 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1995.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Achante’s family of names
Achante has a related form in Ashanti.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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