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Asani
OriginSwahili
Meaning"rebellious"
US Rank#2754
2025 SSA
About Asani
Americans use Asani for their sons and daughters, but it originated as a Swahili masculine given name. With its bold meaning and popular -i ending, it appeals as a gender neutral name, given to 40 girls and 50 boys in a recent year.
Pronounced ah-SAH-nee.
As of October 2026, Asani ranked #2754 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2210 in 2012.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,806 | 28 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | #3,591 | 43 | 26.8 |
| 2024 | #3,753 | 40 | 24.7 |
| 2025 | #2,754 | 62 | 38.6 |
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