Given name
Ashaki
“a beautiful woman”
Ashaki is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “a beautiful woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a beautiful woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ashaki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 252
- 0 boys · 252 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 31 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 7 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 277 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ashaki’s family of names
Ashaki has a related form in Ashakea. Ashaki has a related form in Ashakeah. Ashaki has a related form in Ashakee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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