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Asher

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Blessed, Happy
Happy, blessed; In the Bible, Jacob blessed his eighth son, Asher, with a life of abundance.

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Nature

Pronunciation

a-sher

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #20, 8,410 births); most recent 2025 (rank #28, 7,456 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1856, 109 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2719, 63 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20257,45663
20248,12371
20237,89181
20228,410109
20218,363103
20207,69592
20197,05683
20186,87869
20176,05885
20165,52573

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #150, 360 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2201, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20253609
20243418
202334312
20223306
2021305–
20202734
20192187
20182403
20171963
2016176–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1747, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1895, 14 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202314
202217
202115
202011
201911
201810
20176
20164
201512
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #210, 22 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202522
202420
202312
202219
202112
202011
20199
20185
20177
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #132, 34 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202534
202429
202320
202223
202119
202018
201918
201812
201710
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #125, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #149, 15 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202515
202417
20237
202211
202113
20207
20195
20189
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #23, 100 births); most recent 2023 (rank #31, 66 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202366
202262
202173
2020100
201987
201882
201771
201668
201574
201463

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence