Asser
Boy · ASS-er
Asser is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Asser mean?
Several sources: Danish (Old Norse), Arabic, or Hebrew Asher
Asser was the Welsh monk who wrote a biography of King Alfred the Great in 893.
- Say it
- ASS-er
Is Asser a girl's or a boy's name?
Asser is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Asser in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Asser, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Asser in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
How popular is Asser in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Asser, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
2025 had fewer boys named Asser than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Asser in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Asser in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
Names like Asser
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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