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Ashanti

girl name · African origin · 3 syllables

Meaning

named for the Ashanti people of Ghana; embraced as a proud African heritage name, also familiar via singer Ashanti

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Ashanti peaked in the 1990s.

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