Ashur Boy
How popular is Ashur?
#3,512 boy name in 2025
32 baby boys were named Ashur in the US in 2025, making it the 3512th most popular boy name.
Ashur popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,512 for boys (▼ 838 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 32 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #2,758 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (49 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,674 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ashur 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 Ashur is most popular
Babies named Ashur per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Ashur by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1980s | 18 | #5,608 |
| 1990s | 39 | #5,495 |
| 2000s | 179 | #4,033 |
| 2010s | 314 | #2,765 |
| 2020s | 239 | #2,674 |
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Questions
- Is Ashur a boy or girl name?
- Ashur is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ashur were boys.
- How popular is the name Ashur?
- 32 baby boys were named Ashur in the US in 2025, making it the 3512th most popular boy name.
- When was Ashur most popular?
- Ashur peaked in 2024, when 49 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,674 in 2024.
- How many people are named Ashur?
- 794 babies have been named Ashur in the US since 1880. We estimate about 786 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Ashur most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ashur was most common in Illinois, at 0.0 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.