More information about the name Ashanti
                         
                        
                            
                                 Ashanti  means 
"Ashanti \a-shan-ti, ash(a)-nti\ as a girl's name is of Ghanaian origin. From the name of a powerful African empire (17th to early 20th century). Today, names associated with the empire bring to mind power and victory. The name is used as a surname by the Akan people of Ghana, and also in modern American black families as a link to the African past. 
Ashanti has 15 variant forms: Asante, Ashanta, Ashantae, Ashantay, Ashante, Ashantee, Ashaunta, Ashaunte, Ashauntee, Ashaunti, Ashuntae, Shantee, Shanti, Shauntae and Shauntee.
For more information, see also the related name Shaneika. 
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                                 Ashanti is ranked 
#0 in the United States.
                            
 
                            
                            
                                 There were  
154 babies born and named 
Ashanti in 
2015.