Ashanti

Ashanti is a female given name: 94% of people named Ashanti are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 6%Female 94%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 6% male / 94% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 762 male / 11,597 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ashanti

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ashanti," in English, "Guten Tag Ashanti," in German. Ashanti is a female given name: about 94% of people named Ashanti are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ashanti,

German

Guten Tag Ashanti,

French

Bonjour Ashanti,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ashanti:

Chinese

Ashanti您好：

Japanese

Ashanti様

English

Hi Ashanti,

German

Hi Ashanti,

French

Salut Ashanti,

Spanish

Hola Ashanti,

Chinese

Ashanti你好：

Japanese

Ashantiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Ashanti by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	woman's name	6%

United States birth data

762 male · 11,597 female · 12,359 births recorded

Male 6%Female 94%

Since 1980: 5% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ashanti a male or female name?

Ashanti is a female given name: 94% of people named Ashanti are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Ashanti in an email?

Is Ashanti a unisex name?

Ashanti is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Ashanti are men. Ashanti leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Ashanti a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ashanti (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_ashanti,
  title  = {Is Ashanti a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ashanti},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}