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Asher

Hebrew
"fortunate, blessed, happy one"
Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Wed Apr 23 2025

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.

# 23 in the US

Asher Rank in US Top 1000

# 11 on Nameberry

Asher Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Asher

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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

The name 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"

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