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
- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 8,418 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 12 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 111,227since 1880
Asher over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,719 | 63 | #28 | 7,456 |
| 2024 | #2,491 | 72 | #20 | 8,159 |
| 2023 | #2,258 | 82 | #23 | 7,897 |
| 2022 | #1,856 | 109 | #20 | 8,418 |
| 2021 | #1,910 | 103 | #25 | 8,370 |
| 2020 | #2,023 | 92 | #32 | 7,698 |
| 2019 | #2,217 | 83 | #43 | 7,058 |
| 2018 | #2,532 | 69 | #47 | 6,879 |
| 2017 | #2,221 | 85 | #59 | 6,062 |
| 2016 | #2,479 | 73 | #71 | 5,525 |
| 2015 | #2,431 | 75 | #82 | 5,137 |
| 2014 | #2,412 | 75 | #92 | 4,333 |
| 2013 | #3,513 | 44 | #104 | 3,720 |
| 2012 | #3,464 | 46 | #108 | 3,560 |
| 2011 | #3,999 | 37 | #113 | 3,420 |
| 2010 | #4,735 | 30 | #138 | 2,863 |
| 2009 | #5,378 | 26 | #165 | 2,354 |
| 2008 | #5,434 | 26 | #206 | 1,906 |
| 2007 | #4,567 | 32 | #233 | 1,580 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #252 | 1,369 |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | #288 | 1,156 |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | #335 | 895 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #411 | 626 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #484 | 478 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #529 | 415 |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | #578 | 346 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #601 | 312 |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | #686 | 247 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #729 | 213 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #775 | 188 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #931 | 142 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #886 | 149 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #945 | 129 |
| 1992 | — | #961 | 125 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #1,055 | 105 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #1,096 | 95 |
| 1989 | — | #1,214 | 78 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,189 | 72 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,009 | 88 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #1,008 | 84 |
| 1985 | — | #939 | 94 | |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #1,054 | 72 |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #930 | 90 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #1,115 | 67 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #1,044 | 76 |
| 1980 | — | #1,111 | 66 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,221 | 56 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,326 | 47 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,407 | 42 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,572 | 34 | |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #1,505 | 35 |
| 1974 | — | #1,886 | 24 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,696 | 27 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,020 | 20 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,558 | 14 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,293 | 16 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,549 | 12 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,030 | 16 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,906 | 17 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,132 | 14 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,244 | 7 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,114 | 15 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,044 | 8 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,848 | 9 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,538 | 11 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,423 | 12 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,631 | 10 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,497 | 11 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,449 | 11 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,875 | 8 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,246 | 12 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,021 | 7 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,022 | 14 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,608 | 9 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,242 | 10 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,988 | 13 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,986 | 14 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,386 | 10 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,801 | 15 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,932 | 14 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,716 | 18 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,074 | 15 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,089 | 15 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,043 | 16 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,224 | 14 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,545 | 24 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,980 | 17 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,624 | 21 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,073 | 15 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,986 | 15 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
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| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
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| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#8 · 1 in 90
- Oklahoma#13 · 1 in 133
- Hawaii#15 · 1 in 114
- Arkansas#20 · 1 in 149
- Wyoming#23 · 1 in 96
Best ever in a state: #1 in West Virginia, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #8 | 45 | 1 in 90 |
| Oklahoma | #13 | 145 | 1 in 133 |
| Hawaii | #15 | 37 | 1 in 114 |
| Arkansas | #20 | 92 | 1 in 149 |
| Wyoming | #23 | 16 | 1 in 96 |
| Idaho | #25 | 54 | 1 in 146 |
| Nebraska | #29 | 60 | 1 in 163 |
| Utah | #29 | 114 | 1 in 178 |
| Colorado | #32 | 142 | 1 in 186 |
| Iowa | #32 | 82 | 1 in 181 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | 137 | 1 in 190 |
| South Dakota | #33 | 27 | 1 in 146 |
| Montana | #34 | 24 | 1 in 151 |
| Alaska | #35 | 22 | 1 in 138 |
| Missouri | #35 | 157 | 1 in 195 |
| Washington | #35 | 181 | 1 in 196 |
| Indiana | #38 | 174 | 1 in 198 |
| Alabama | #39 | 115 | 1 in 199 |
| West Virginia | #39 | 51 | 1 in 147 |
| Mississippi | #40 | 70 | 1 in 191 |
| Georgia | #42 | 248 | 1 in 216 |
| Tennessee | #42 | 180 | 1 in 201 |
| Oregon | #43 | 83 | 1 in 209 |
| Kansas | #46 | 74 | 1 in 203 |
| North Carolina | #54 | 220 | 1 in 233 |
| South Carolina | #54 | 94 | 1 in 223 |
| Vermont | #54 | 10 | 1 in 152 |
| Louisiana | #55 | 99 | 1 in 241 |
| Maine | #55 | 23 | 1 in 186 |
| Kentucky | #59 | 98 | 1 in 221 |
| Minnesota | #59 | 109 | 1 in 248 |
| Arizona | #63 | 141 | 1 in 246 |
| Virginia | #64 | 167 | 1 in 244 |
| Maryland | #66 | 99 | 1 in 268 |
| Florida | #67 | 316 | 1 in 306 |
| New Mexico | #69 | 31 | 1 in 261 |
| Texas | #70 | 554 | 1 in 318 |
| Illinois | #71 | 189 | 1 in 328 |
| Pennsylvania | #71 | 211 | 1 in 276 |
| Delaware | #72 | 16 | 1 in 215 |
| Ohio | #72 | 202 | 1 in 289 |
| Michigan | #73 | 152 | 1 in 305 |
| New York | #83 | 266 | 1 in 367 |
| Nevada | #84 | 44 | 1 in 298 |
| District of Columbia | #87 | 15 | 1 in 289 |
| New Jersey | #103 | 93 | 1 in 439 |
| California | #109 | 467 | 1 in 462 |
| Massachusetts | #109 | 68 | 1 in 424 |
| New Hampshire | #111 | 13 | 1 in 331 |
| Rhode Island | #126 | 9 | 1 in 395 |
| Connecticut | #142 | 26 | 1 in 540 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2022 at #20 (8,418 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 12 yrs · run 2014–2025
- Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1992–2025
- Highest: 1 in 207 boys born in 2022 were named Asher (0.48%)
- Latest: 1 in 229 boys born in 2025 (0.44%)
- 43.7% of all boys named Asher (48,557) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | #758 (1886) | #801 |
| 1890s | 11 | #978 (1895) | #986 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 108 | #1,589 (1910) | #1,871 |
| 1920s | 152 | #1,545 (1922) | #2,147 |
| 1930s | 114 | #1,716 (1932) | #2,337 |
| 1940s | 103 | #1,983 (1940) | #2,436 |
| 1950s | 100 | #2,033 (1959) | #2,685 |
| 1960s | 121 | #1,906 (1967) | #2,483 |
| 1970s | 315 | #1,221 (1979) | #1,748 |
| 1980s | 787 | #930 (1983) | #1,061 |
| 1990s | 1,705 | #601 (1999) | #867 |
| 2000s | 11,125 | #165 (2009) | #348 |
| 2010s | 48,557 | #43 (2019) | #86 |
| 2020s | 47,998 | #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 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 20,311 of them was named Asher, which outranked 88.0% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,200Sumaya86
- #2,200Swara86
- #2,200Zakiyah86
- #2,221Asher85
- #2,221Ahana85
- #2,221Alyse85
- #2,221Ariyana85
- #2,236Aaradhya84
- #2,236Adora84
- #2,236Afton84
Tied with 14 names at #2,221; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 305 of them was named Asher, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.