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Unisex name

Asante

17% girls, 83% boys · 46 born in 2025

Asante has been given to about 1,500 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,435
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Asante per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 101
  • Born in 202546
  • All time1,500
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Asante?

Its best year was 1997, when 101 babies were given the name, ranking 5444th. The typical living American called Asante is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Asante

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dante0.70
  2. Shante0.70
  3. Ashanti0.64
  4. Devante0.63
  5. Davonte0.63
  6. Jeanette0.59
  7. Jeannette0.58
  8. Kate0.57

Middle names for Asante

Ranked by flow score
  1. Asante Catherine0.84
  2. Asante Josephine0.84
  3. Asante Rose0.83
  4. Asante Marie0.83
  5. Asante Grace0.83
  6. Asante Jane0.83

Sibling names for Asante

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kaelisister · 0.87
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.84
  3. Thaliasister · 0.84
  4. Emeraldsister · 0.84
  5. Mustafabrother · 0.84
  6. Tracebrother · 0.83

Where Asante is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Asante Nguyen0.78
  2. Asante Moore0.78
  3. Asante Hill0.78
  4. Asante Hall0.78
  5. Asante Brown0.78
  6. Asante Young0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Asante

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Asante across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.