Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ashanty isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ashanty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 598
- 0 boys · 598 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,384 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,384 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 74 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 600 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.
Ashanty’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ashanty, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Shanti
“one who is peaceful; tranquil”
>99% girls
Anahy
Anahy is a feminine given name from Spanish. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% girls
Tshanti
>99% girls
Ashantia
>99% girls
Amany
>99% girls
Anjely
>99% girls
Aaryanna
Aaryanna is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Anneth
>99% girls