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Ashar

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Meaning of Ashar: Arabic: 'wise'

Ashar is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3924th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1402nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3924

26 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1402

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

574

First recorded 1994 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 5 babies1996: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 12 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 5 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 27 babies2013: 20 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 40 babies2019: 43 babies2020: 34 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 32 babies2024: 31 babies2025: 26 babies
US babies named Ashar per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 43.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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