Asher Boy
How popular is Asher?
#28 boy name in 2025
7,456 baby boys were named Asher in the US in 2025, making it the 28th most popular boy name. Another 63 girls got the name (#2,719 for girls).
Asher popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #28 for boys (▼ 8 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7,456 boys, 63 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+45% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #82 in 2015, #32 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (8,418 boys) |
| Highest rank | #20 in 2022 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Asher counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Asher family of names ranked #31 for boys in 2025 (#24 the year before), with 7,570 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asher | 7,456 | 98% |
| Ashur | 32 | 0% |
| Ashar | 26 | 0% |
| Azhar | 27 | 0% |
| Ashir | 15 | 0% |
| Aashir | 8 | 0% |
| Azhir | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Asher is most popular
Babies named Asher per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 12.4 per 1,000 (72 boys)
- West Virginia: 11.7 per 1,000 (382 boys)
- Vermont: 11.6 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- North Dakota: 11.5 per 1,000 (196 boys)
- Montana: 10.2 per 1,000 (180 boys)
Asher by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | #758 |
| 1890s | 11 | #977 |
| 1910s | 108 | #1,588 |
| 1920s | 152 | #1,545 |
| 1930s | 114 | #1,716 |
| 1940s | 103 | #1,983 |
| 1950s | 100 | #2,032 |
| 1960s | 121 | #1,905 |
| 1970s | 315 | #1,221 |
| 1980s | 787 | #930 |
| 1990s | 1,705 | #600 |
| 2000s | 11,125 | #165 |
| 2010s | 48,557 | #43 |
| 2020s | 47,998 | #20 |
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Questions
- Is Asher a boy or girl name?
- Asher is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Asher were boys.
- How popular is the name Asher?
- 7,456 baby boys were named Asher in the US in 2025, making it the 28th most popular boy name. Another 63 girls got the name (#2,719 for girls).
- When was Asher most popular?
- Asher peaked in 2022, when 8,418 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #20, held for 2 years starting in 2022.
- How many people are named Asher?
- 112,690 babies have been named Asher in the US since 1880. We estimate about 111,441 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Asher most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Asher was most common in Wyoming, at 12.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.