Given name & surname
Asante
“from a tribe in West Africa”
Asante is a variant of Ashanti. One African interpretation is “from a tribe in West Africa.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Asante is a variant of Ashanti. One African interpretation is “from a tribe in West Africa.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Asante 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Asante through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,500
- 1,246 boys · 254 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 101 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #2,769 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 93% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,769 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 62.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 83 in 1997. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,108 as a first name in 2020; 2,394 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Asante
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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