Asher
Hebrew for happy or fortunate. In Genesis it names one of Jacob's sons, whose descendants formed one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Asher in 2025
Asher was given to 7,519 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 41st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 441 babies born.
The history of Asher
Asher reached its highest point in 2022, when 8,527 babies were given the name, ranking 29th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 28th, in 2024.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 112,690 babies have been named Asher. Half of them were born before 2018, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Asher by decade
| Decade | Babies named Asher | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | 1,464 |
| 1890s | 11 | 2,191 |
| 1910s | 108 | 3,241 |
| 1920s | 152 | 3,118 |
| 1930s | 114 | 3,360 |
| 1940s | 103 | 3,968 |
| 1950s | 100 | 4,668 |
| 1960s | 121 | 4,698 |
| 1970s | 323 | 2,971 |
| 1980s | 821 | 2,114 |
| 1990s | 1,793 | 1,274 |
| 2000s | 11,320 | 302 |
| 2010s | 49,174 | 62 |
| 2020s | 48,519 | 28 |
Where Asher is heading
Asher has risen 44% over the past decade, from 5,212 babies in 2015 to 7,519 in 2025.
Names like Asher
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Asher.