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Asher

Boy

Meaning of Asher: Hebrew: 'happy' or 'blessed'

Asher is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 28th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 150th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#28

7,519 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#150

341 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

112,690

First recorded 1880 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 81 babies1982: 75 babies1983: 96 babies1984: 81 babies1985: 94 babies1986: 90 babies1987: 88 babies1988: 72 babies1989: 78 babies1990: 103 babies19901991: 110 babies1992: 125 babies1993: 136 babies1994: 158 babies1995: 155 babies1996: 200 babies1997: 223 babies1998: 257 babies1999: 326 babies2000: 363 babies20002001: 425 babies2002: 489 babies2003: 641 babies2004: 916 babies2005: 1,175 babies2006: 1,387 babies2007: 1,612 babies2008: 1,932 babies2009: 2,380 babies2010: 2,893 babies20102011: 3,457 babies2012: 3,606 babies2013: 3,764 babies2014: 4,408 babies2015: 5,212 babies2016: 5,598 babies2017: 6,147 babies2018: 6,948 babies2019: 7,141 babies2020: 7,790 babies20202021: 8,473 babies2022: 8,527 babies2023: 7,979 babies2024: 8,231 babies2025: 7,519 babies
US babies named Asher per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 8,527.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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