Asher

#2,719 for girls in 2025, 63 births · #28 for boys in 2025, 7,456 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 8,418 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
12 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
111,227
since 1880

Asher over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,71963#287,456
2024#2,49172#208,159
2023#2,25882#237,897
2022#1,856109#208,418
2021#1,910103#258,370
2020#2,02392#327,698
2019#2,21783#437,058
2018#2,53269#476,879
2017#2,22185#596,062
2016#2,47973#715,525
2015#2,43175#825,137
2014#2,41275#924,333
2013#3,51344#1043,720
2012#3,46446#1083,560
2011#3,99937#1133,420
2010#4,73530#1382,863
2009#5,37826#1652,354
2008#5,43426#2061,906
2007#4,56732#2331,580
2006#6,84018#2521,369
2005#6,24519#2881,156
2004#5,74421#335895
2003#7,20715#411626
2002#8,83711#484478
2001#9,35110#529415
2000#6,20817#578346
1999#6,83614#601312
1998#8,58410#686247
1997#8,33410#729213
1996#7,13012#775188
1995#6,64113#931142
1994#8,8049#886149
1993#10,5887#945129
1992—#961125
1991#13,1475#1,055105
1990#9,2478#1,09695
1989—#1,21478
1988—#1,18972
1987—#1,00988
1986#9,5456#1,00884
1985—#93994
1984#6,8109#1,05472
1983#9,0156#93090
1982#7,4698#1,11567
1981#10,4115#1,04476
1980—#1,11166
1979—#1,22156
1978—#1,32647
1977—#1,40742
1976—#1,57234
1975#6,4848#1,50535
1974—#1,88624
1973—#1,69627
1972—#2,02020
1971—#2,55814
1970—#2,29316
1969—#2,54912
1968—#2,03016
1967—#1,90617
1966—#2,13214
1965—#3,2447
1964—#2,11415
1963—#3,0448
1962—#2,8489
1961—#2,53811
1960—#2,42312
1959—#2,03316
1958—#2,8189
1957—#2,63110
1956—#2,49711
1955—#3,8865
1954—#2,44911
1953—#2,39111
1952—#2,8758
1951—#2,24612
1950—#3,0217
1949—#2,02214
1948—#2,6089
1947—#3,0967
1946—#2,9197
1945—#2,24210
1944—#1,98813
1943—#1,98614
1942—#2,38610
1941—#3,1336
1940—#1,98313
1939—#2,28810
1938—#2,18511
1937—#1,99213
1936—#1,80115
1935—#2,39610
1934—#1,93214
1933—#2,36810
1932—#1,71618
1931—#3,0957
1930—#3,5926
1929—#2,58910
1928—#2,8439
1927—#2,03416
1926—#2,07415
1925—#2,08915
1924—#2,04316
1923—#2,22414
1922—#1,54524
1921—#1,98017
1920—#2,05216
1919—#1,62421
1918—#2,07315
1917—#1,98615
1916—#1,84916
1915—#1,70717
1914—#1,86812
1913—#2,2737
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1886—#7587
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Asher was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Asher is popular in 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #168 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 577 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Asher, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Asher, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Asher, so not publishedNHWashington: #143 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 609 boysWAIdaho: #123 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 407 boysIDMontana: #134 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 414 boysMTNorth Dakota: #150 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 504 boysNDMinnesota: #205 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 980 boysMNIllinois: #263 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,431 boysILWisconsin: #252 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,299 boysWIMichigan: #232 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,303 boysMINew York: #244 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,420 boysNYMassachusetts: #203 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,216 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Asher, so not publishedRIOregon: #142 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 538 boysORNevada: #243 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,067 boysNVWyoming: #120 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 354 boysWYSouth Dakota: #117 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 357 boysSDIowa: #170 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 722 boysIAIndiana: #201 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 933 boysINOhio: #249 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,529 boysOHPennsylvania: #219 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,243 boysPANew Jersey: #289 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,802 boysNJConnecticut: #215 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,185 boysCTCalifornia: #268 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 1,634 boysCAUtah: #107 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 403 boysUTColorado: #135 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 546 boysCONebraska: #164 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 592 boysNEMissouri: #154 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 661 boysMOKentucky: #291 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,725 boysKYWest Virginia: #249 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,504 boysWVVirginia: #196 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,055 boysVAMaryland: #219 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,158 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Asher, so not publishedDEArizona: #240 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,105 boysAZNew Mexico: #288 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,434 boysNMKansas: #200 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 819 boysKSArkansas: #156 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 634 boysARTennessee: #241 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,288 boysTNNorth Carolina: #339 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,937 boysNCSouth Carolina: #254 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,351 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #181 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 652 boysDCOklahoma: #152 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 605 boysOKLouisiana: #527 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,879 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Asher, so not publishedMSAlabama: #184 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 895 boysALGeorgia: #218 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,051 boysGAHawaii: #123 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 409 boysHITexas: #328 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,866 boysTXFlorida: #268 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,510 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#107 · 1 in 403
  2. South Dakota#117 · 1 in 357
  3. Wyoming#120 · 1 in 354
  4. Idaho#123 · 1 in 407
  5. Hawaii#123 · 1 in 409

Best ever in a state: #1 in West Virginia, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#107591 in 403
South Dakota#117121 in 357
Wyoming#12061 in 354
Hawaii#123121 in 409
Idaho#123231 in 407
Montana#134101 in 414
Colorado#135551 in 546
Oregon#142381 in 538
Washington#143611 in 609
North Dakota#15071 in 504
Oklahoma#152361 in 605
Missouri#154531 in 661
Arkansas#156251 in 634
Nebraska#164181 in 592
Alaska#16861 in 577
Iowa#170231 in 722
District of Columbia#18171 in 652
Alabama#184281 in 895
Virginia#196421 in 1,055
Kansas#200211 in 819
Indiana#201421 in 933
Massachusetts#203271 in 1,216
Minnesota#205311 in 980
Connecticut#215141 in 1,185
Georgia#218601 in 1,051
Maryland#219261 in 1,158
Pennsylvania#219521 in 1,243
Michigan#232411 in 1,303
Arizona#240411 in 1,105
Tennessee#241301 in 1,288
Nevada#243151 in 1,067
New York#244781 in 1,420
Ohio#249431 in 1,529
West Virginia#24961 in 1,504
Wisconsin#252231 in 1,299
South Carolina#254171 in 1,351
Illinois#263541 in 1,431
California#2681601 in 1,634
Florida#268691 in 1,510
New Mexico#28881 in 1,434
New Jersey#289261 in 1,802
Kentucky#291141 in 1,725
Texas#3281021 in 1,866
North Carolina#339291 in 1,937
Louisiana#52791 in 2,879
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Asher
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#20 → #28)
  • 4 spots since 2020 (#32 → #28)
  • 54 spots since 2015 (#82 → #28)
  • Biggest jump: 185 spots in 1983 (#1,115 → #930)
  • Biggest drop: 124 spots in 1984 (#930 → #1,054)
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2022 at #20 (8,418 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 12 yrs · run 2014–2025
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1992–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 207
  • Highest: 1 in 207 boys born in 2022 were named Asher (0.48%)
  • Latest: 1 in 229 boys born in 2025 (0.44%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 43.7% of all boys named Asher (48,557) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s31#758 (1886)#801
1890s11#978 (1895)#986
1900s0——
1910s108#1,589 (1910)#1,871
1920s152#1,545 (1922)#2,147
1930s114#1,716 (1932)#2,337
1940s103#1,983 (1940)#2,436
1950s100#2,033 (1959)#2,685
1960s121#1,906 (1967)#2,483
1970s315#1,221 (1979)#1,748
1980s787#930 (1983)#1,061
1990s1,705#601 (1999)#867
2000s11,125#165 (2009)#348
2010s48,557#43 (2019)#86
2020s47,998#20 (2022)#25

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Asher in 2007

girls
#4,567
32 births · 1 in 60,082 girls
boys
#233
1,580 births · 1 in 1,314 boys

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #4,567Asher32

Top boys' names in 2007

  1. #1Jacob24,310
  2. #2Michael22,027
  3. #3Ethan21,041
  4. #4Joshua20,669
  5. #5Daniel20,268
  6. #6Christopher20,030
  7. #7Anthony19,639
  8. #8William18,898
  9. #9Matthew18,756
  10. #10Andrew18,461
  11. #233Asher1,580
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 60,082 of them was named Asher, which outranked 77.8% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Asher
  1. #4,475Zarria33
  2. #4,475Zaylie33
  3. #4,475Zeynep33
  4. #4,567Asher32
  5. #4,567Adanna32
  6. #4,567Aerin32
  7. #4,567Alexsis32
  8. #4,675Aalayah31
  9. #4,675Adisen31
  10. #4,675Adryana31

Tied with 107 names at #4,567; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 1,314 of them was named Asher, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Asher
  1. #230Pedro1,609
  2. #231Troy1,603
  3. #232Zane1,599
  4. #233Asher1,580
  5. #234Zion1,553
  6. #235Dillon1,549
  7. #236Lukas1,547
Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,623Nery#3,524 → #901
  2. ↑ 813Dereon#1,738 → #925
  3. ↑ 572Kingston#926 → #354
  4. ↑ 411Kellan#1,294 → #883
  5. ↑ 410Kelan#1,387 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 503Imanol#985 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 373Bode#856 → #1,229
  3. ↓ 344Jordy#680 → #1,024
  4. ↓ 265Koen#859 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 261Korey#985 → #1,246

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2007 →