Asher
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
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 for boys#28 US
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 for girls#2721 US
Asher is of course a very popular Biblical boys' name, but Australian actress Asher Keddie puts this in the girls' column too. Nearly 70 baby girls were named Asher in one recent year, about 1 percent of the total babies given the name. But if you've always loved Ashley and fear that now it's outdated, you might look to Asher as a worthy substitute.
Pronounced ASH-er.
As of October 2026, Asher ranked #28 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #20 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #27.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #92 | 4,333 | #2,418 | 75 |
| 2015 | #82 | 5,136 | #2,435 | 75 |
| 2016 | #71 | 5,525 | #2,485 | 73 |
| 2017 | #59 | 6,058 | #2,224 | 85 |
| 2018 | #47 | 6,878 | #2,534 | 69 |
| 2019 | #43 | 7,056 | #2,217 | 83 |
| 2020 | #32 | 7,695 | #2,021 | 92 |
| 2021 | #25 | 8,363 | #1,912 | 103 |
| 2022 | #20 | 8,410 | #1,856 | 109 |
| 2023 | #23 | 7,891 | #2,270 | 81 |
| 2024 | #20 | 8,123 | #2,501 | 71 |
| 2025 | #28 | 7,456 | #2,721 | 63 |
World rankings
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Famous Ashers
- Asher Monroe (Book)Boy
American singer and actor
- Asher RobbinsBoy
U.S. Senator from Rhode Island
- (Randall) Asher WojciechowskiBoy
American baseball pitcher
- Asher AllenBoy
American NFL football player
- Asher BenjaminBoy
American architect
- Asher Paul RothBoy
American rapper
- Asher Dan GrunisBoy
former Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court
- Asher Brown DurandBoy
American painter
- Asher ben JehielBoy
German Talmudist rabbi
- Asher HillBoy
Canadian ice dancer
- Asher AngelBoy
American actor
- Judd Asher NelsonBoy
American actor
- Asher KeddieBoy
Australian actress
- Zain Asher EjioforBoy
(female) CNN reporter
- Asher Antin (b. 2005)Boy
son of hairstylist and TV personality Jonathan Antin
- Asher Dylan Sloane (b. 2005)Boy
son of actress Embeth Davidtz and Jason Sloane
- Asher Liam Senor (b. 2009)Boy
son of journalists Campbell Brown and Dan Senor
- Asher Stonier (b. 2011)Boy
son of singer Thea Gilmore and producer Nigel Stonier
- Asher Tworetzky (b. 2011)Boy
son of journalist Randi Zuckerberg and Brent Tworetzky; nephew of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
- Asher James Allman (b. 2013)Boy
son of actors Marshall and Jamie Anne Allman; twin of brother Oliver Charles Allman
- Asher William Kim (TaeBoy
oh) (b. 2013), son of model and TV personality Ricky Kim
- Asher Guarini (b. 2013)Boy
son of singer Justin Guarini
- Asher Hendrix Boyle (b. 2015)Boy
son of actress Lynn Collins and musician Matthew Boyle
- Asher Wrigley Siegfried (b. 2016)Boy
son of reality TV personality Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried
- Asher Kober (b. 2016)Boy
son of actor and singer Andrew Kober
- Asher James Mooney (b. 2017)Boy
son of singer Shay Mooney of duo Dan + Shay
- Landon Asher Barker (b. 2003)Boy
son of musician Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler
Asher in pop culture
- Prince AsherBoy
character in "Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow" by Jessica Day George
- Asher HornsbyBoy
character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- AsherBoy
character in Lois Lowry's "The Giver"
- "My Name is Asher LevBoy
" novel by Chaim Potok
- AsherBoy
Character in TV movie "Geek Charming"
- Asher MillstoneBoy
Character on TV's "How To Get Away With Murder"
- AsherBoy
Michael's younger brother on TV's "Supernatural"
- Asher FlemingBoy
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Asher GordonBoy
character in Melody Carlson's "Never Been Kissed"
- AsherBoy
son of Jacob in the Bible
- AshurBoy
character on TV show Spartacus
- Asher AdamsBoy
character on TV's "All American"