Asher
Top 1000
About Asher
Asher—an excellent, soft and sensitive Old Testament choice—is a baby boy name on the rise, and is a Nameberry biblical favorite.
Asher's ascent is especially amazing given that the took a century-long hiatus from the Top 1000, from the 1890s until it reappeared in the 1990s. Asher has been in the US Top 100 for more than a decade now.
In the Bible, Asher was one of Jacob's twelve sons who gave their names to the tribes of Israel. Asher is derived from the Hebrew word osher, which means "happiness." Rabbinical scholars claim that the Asherites lived up to this meaning, as they had the most oil, wisdom, and male children compared to the other tribes.
The novel My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok, often taught in schools, is the story of a New York Hasidic Jewish boy with artistic aspirations.
Oh—and another plus for Asher: the handsome diminutive Ash.
Pronounced ASH-er.
As of October 2026, Asher ranked #28 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #20 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #24.
Editor's take: The name Asher is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy one".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #92 | 4,333 | 2,255.7 |
| 2015 | #82 | 5,136 | 2,679.5 |
| 2016 | #71 | 5,525 | 2,911.4 |
| 2017 | #59 | 6,058 | 3,272.9 |
| 2018 | #47 | 6,878 | 3,787.1 |
| 2019 | #43 | 7,056 | 3,932.6 |
| 2020 | #32 | 7,695 | 4,458.1 |
| 2021 | #25 | 8,363 | 4,780.3 |
| 2022 | #20 | 8,410 | 4,816.7 |
| 2023 | #23 | 7,891 | 4,613.1 |
| 2024 | #20 | 8,123 | 4,714.8 |
| 2025 | #28 | 7,456 | 4,365.1 |
World rankings
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Asher on lists
Famous Ashers
- Asher Monroe (Book)
American singer and actor
- Asher Robbins
U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
- (Randall) Asher Wojciechowski
American baseball pitcher
- Asher Allen
American NFL football player
- Asher Benjamin
American architect
- Asher Paul Roth
American rapper
- Asher Dan Grunis
former Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court
- Asher Brown Durand
American painter
- Asher ben Jehiel
German Talmudist rabbi
- Asher Hill
Canadian ice dancer
- Asher Angel
American actor
- Judd Asher Nelson
American actor
- Asher Keddie
Australian actress
- Zain Asher Ejiofor
(female) CNN reporter
- Asher Antin (b. 2005)
son of hairstylist and TV personality Jonathan Antin
- Asher Dylan Sloane (b. 2005)
son of actress Embeth Davidtz and Jason Sloane
- Asher Liam Senor (b. 2009)
son of journalists Campbell Brown and Dan Senor
- Asher Stonier (b. 2011)
son of singer Thea Gilmore and producer Nigel Stonier
- Asher Tworetzky (b. 2011)
son of journalist Randi Zuckerberg and Brent Tworetzky; nephew of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
- Asher James Allman (b. 2013)
son of actors Marshall and Jamie Anne Allman; twin of brother Oliver Charles Allman
- Asher William Kim (Tae
oh) (b. 2013), son of model and TV personality Ricky Kim
- Asher Guarini (b. 2013)
son of singer Justin Guarini
- Asher Hendrix Boyle (b. 2015)
son of actress Lynn Collins and musician Matthew Boyle
- Asher Wrigley Siegfried (b. 2016)
son of reality TV personality Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried
- Asher Kober (b. 2016)
son of actor and singer Andrew Kober
- Asher James Mooney (b. 2017)
son of singer Shay Mooney of duo Dan + Shay
- Landon Asher Barker (b. 2003)
son of musician Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler
Asher in pop culture
- Prince Asher
character in "Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow" by Jessica Day George
- Asher Hornsby
character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Asher
character in Lois Lowry's "The Giver"
- "My Name is Asher Lev
" novel by Chaim Potok
- Asher
Character in TV movie "Geek Charming"
- Asher Millstone
Character on TV's "How To Get Away With Murder"
- Asher
Michael's younger brother on TV's "Supernatural"
- Asher Fleming
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Asher Gordon
character in Melody Carlson's "Never Been Kissed"
- Asher
son of Jacob in the Bible
- Ashur
character on TV show Spartacus
- Asher Adams
character on TV's "All American"