The first name Asher

In 2025, 360 boys were named Asher, making it the 150th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Asher with other names.

In 2025, 7,456 boys born in the United States were named Asher, the 28th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 8,418 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Asher Angel
  American actor, born 2002
• Ralph Asher Alpher
  American cosmologist (1921–2007)
• Asher Brown Durand
  American painter and engraver (1796-1886)
• Asher Roth
  American rapper, born 1985
• Asher Monroe
  American dancer and actor, born 1988
• Asher Keddie
  Australian actress, born 1974
• Asher Hong
  American gymnast, born 2004
• Asher Robbins
  American politician (1757-1845)
• Arthur Miller
  American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)
• Simon A. Levin
  American ecologist (born 1941)
• Eliot A. Cohen
  American neoconservative military historian, born 1956

• John
• James
• Joseph
• David
• Noah
• Michael
• Jacob
• Daniel
• Samuel
• Joshua
• Benjamin
• Ethan
• Isaac
• Adam
• Matthew
• Elijah

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What does the name Asher mean?

Borrowed from Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).

What is the origin of the name Asher?

Borrowed from Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).

How popular is the name Asher?

In 2025, 360 boys born in England and Wales were named Asher, ranking 150th.

Is Asher a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 112,690 US babies named Asher since 1880 were boys.

When was Asher most popular?

2022 in the United States, when 8,418 babies were named Asher, its highest rank at 20th.

How do you pronounce Asher?

Asher is /ˈæ.ʃɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is Asher also a surname?

Yes. Asher is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.