Asante
- Meaning
- Name of the Asante people of Ghana
- Origin
- Akan
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What does Asante mean?
Asante means “Name of the Asante people of Ghana”.
Asante is the name of a Ghanaian people, also known in English as Ashanti, and is used as a personal name. The Asante belong to the wider Akan cultural and linguistic world. Asante Twi is a variety of Akan, so the language connection is part of that broader relationship rather than a separate language unrelated to Akan.
For a family, choosing Asante can express a direct connection with ancestry, community, or Ghanaian heritage. That cultural identity is a more useful explanation of the name than reducing it to a single adjective. Ashanti is a familiar alternate spelling in English, but Asante may more closely reflect the form a family uses for itself. Its meaning comes from the name of a people and their history, giving it a particular place-based significance.
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How popular is Asante?
United States · 2025Explore how often Asante is used and how its ranking has changed.
- US boys rank
- #2,769 2025 · #1 is most popular
- Boys named Asante
- 46 Recorded births in 2025
- Change in births
- 2.1% Fewer than 2024
Asante over time
United States · Boys
Recorded births
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Yearly data & usage
Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights boys, the most common recorded usage in 2025. Use the chart’s usage selector to explore both categories.
| Year | Usage | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | #2,769 | 46 |
| 2024 | Boys | #2,754 | 47 |
| 2023 | Boys | #2,810 | 45 |
| 2022 | Boys | #3,157 | 38 |
| 2022 | Girls | #12,384 | 7 |
| 2021 | Boys | #3,306 | 35 |
| 2020 | Boys | #2,763 | 44 |
| 2020 | Girls | #10,347 | 9 |
| 2019 | Boys | #3,205 | 36 |
| 2019 | Girls | #9,823 | 10 |
| 2018 | Boys | #4,753 | 20 |
| 2017 | Boys | #5,823 | 15 |
| 2016 | Boys | #5,815 | 15 |
| 2015 | Boys | #5,308 | 17 |
| 2015 | Girls | #16,740 | 5 |
| 2014 | Boys | #3,381 | 32 |
| 2014 | Girls | #14,802 | 6 |
Years reflect available birth records. Missing records do not mean zero births.
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