Asher
Boy · ASH-er · Hebrew
Asher is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “happy, blessed”. In 2025 it ranked 138th for boys in the UK (409 babies) and 28th for boys in the US (7,456 babies).
What does Asher mean?
Hebrew
“happy, blessed”
In the Bible Asher is a son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Is Asher a girl's or a boy's name?
Asher is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 409 boys in the UK and 63 girls and 7,456 boys in the US.
How popular is Asher in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 409about 1 in 730 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 409 boys in the UK were named Asher, making it the 138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 189th. 9 girls were also named Asher in 2025 (2,856th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Asher of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Asher in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 150th in England and Wales, 132nd in Scotland and 149th in Northern Ireland.
Asher in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 409 | #138 |
| 2024 | 387 | #155 |
| 2023 | 370 | #161 |
| 2022 | 364 | #161 |
| 2021 | 337 | #177 |
| 2020 | 298 | #189 |
| 2019 | 241 | #242 |
| 2018 | 261 | #222 |
| 2017 | 206 | #283 |
| 2016 | 180 | #315 |
| 2015 | 178 | #306 |
| 2014 | 155 | #324 |
| 2013 | 112 | #417 |
| 2012 | 156 | #329 |
| 2011 | 93 | #455 |
| 2010 | 123 | #370 |
| 2009 | 92 | #450 |
| 2008 | 82 | #485 |
| 2007 | 66 | #538 |
| 2006 | 85 | #434 |
| 2005 | 64 | #493 |
| 2004 | 77 | #403 |
| 2003 | 52 | #516 |
| 2002 | 50 | #491 |
| 2001 | 39 | #558 |
| 2000 | 43 | #517 |
| 1999 | 55 | #444 |
| 1998 | 60 | #413 |
| 1997 | 47 | #466 |
| 1996 | 37 | #520 |
How popular is Asher in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #28among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7,456about 1 in 230 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 5.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7,456 boys in the US were named Asher, making it the 28th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 32nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8,418 boys. 63 girls were also named Asher in 2025 (2,719th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Asher than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Asher in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Asher in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,456 | #28 |
| 2024 | 8,159 | #20 |
| 2023 | 7,897 | #23 |
| 2022 | 8,418 | #20 |
| 2021 | 8,370 | #25 |
| 2020 | 7,698 | #32 |
| 2019 | 7,058 | #43 |
| 2018 | 6,879 | #47 |
| 2017 | 6,062 | #59 |
| 2016 | 5,525 | #71 |
| 2015 | 5,137 | #82 |
| 2014 | 4,333 | #92 |
| 2013 | 3,720 | #104 |
| 2012 | 3,560 | #108 |
| 2011 | 3,420 | #113 |
| 2010 | 2,863 | #138 |
| 2009 | 2,354 | #165 |
| 2008 | 1,906 | #206 |
| 2007 | 1,580 | #233 |
| 2006 | 1,369 | #252 |
| 2005 | 1,156 | #288 |
| 2004 | 895 | #335 |
| 2003 | 626 | #411 |
| 2002 | 478 | #484 |
| 2001 | 415 | #529 |
| 2000 | 346 | #578 |
| 1999 | 312 | #600 |
| 1998 | 247 | #686 |
| 1997 | 213 | #728 |
| 1996 | 188 | #773 |
| 1995 | 142 | #928 |
| 1994 | 149 | #883 |
| 1993 | 129 | #943 |
| 1992 | 125 | #958 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,049 |
| 1990 | 95 | #1,092 |
| 1989 | 78 | #1,210 |
| 1988 | 72 | #1,186 |
| 1987 | 88 | #1,008 |
| 1986 | 84 | #1,007 |
| 1985 | 94 | #939 |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,053 |
| 1983 | 90 | #930 |
| 1982 | 67 | #1,115 |
| 1981 | 76 | #1,044 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,111 |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,221 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,326 |
| 1977 | 42 | #1,407 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,571 |
| 1975 | 35 | #1,504 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,696 |
| 1972 | 20 | #2,020 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,292 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,032 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,495 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,872 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,245 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,021 |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,607 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,987 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,985 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,385 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,132 |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,983 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,185 |
| 1937 | 13 | #1,992 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,932 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,367 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,716 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,094 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,088 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,223 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,545 |
| 1921 | 17 | #1,979 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,051 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,623 |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,072 |
| 1917 | 15 | #1,985 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,848 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,706 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,867 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,272 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #994 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 7 | #758 |
| 1885 | 6 | #835 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #780 |
| 1880 | 6 | #809 |
Nicknames for Asher
- Ash 31 boys in the UK in 2025
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