Asher

Hebrew

"fortunate, blessed, happy one"

Asher Origin and Meaning

The name Asher is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy one".

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.

Asher Rank in US Top 1000

# 23 in the US

Asher Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 17 on Nameberry

Asher Popularity

• 23 US 2023
• 17 Nameberry 2024
• 54 Canada 2023
• 26 Future 2028
• 176 England 2021
• 192 Scotland 2022
• 68 Australia 2023
• 35 New Zealand 2023

20 Names Similar to Asher

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Asher.

• Archer
• Jasper
• Finn
• Ezra
• Levi
• Jude
• Milo
• Oliver
• Sawyer
• Elijah
• Silas
• August
• Miles
• Everett
• Ash
• Caleb
• Leo
• Owen
• Eli
• Emmett

Famous People Named Asher

• 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"