Asher

Meaning and origin of Asher

Popularity of Asher in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Asher has been rising fast (+17.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Asher every 128 schools.

Asher in English-speaking countries

Asher ranks 25^th in United States, 36^th in New Zealand and 43^rd in British Columbia (Canada), against 1,467^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  36^th boys’ name267 babies in 3 years1 boy in 184+1.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  25^th boys’ name23,512 babies in 3 years1 boy in 219+2.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  43^rd boys’ name201 babies in 3 years1 boy in 222+0.6% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  45^th boys’ name620 babies in 3 years1 boy in 274+3.2% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  169^th boys’ name39 babies in 3 years1 boy in 653

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  158^th boys’ name83 babies in 3 years1 boy in 722+14.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  149^th boys’ name1,044 babies in 3 years1 boy in 792+9.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  244^th boys’ name54 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,330

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Names similar to Asher

• Ary
• Asser
• Aram
• Asaf
• Amos
• Adan
• Yvann
• Izhaq
• Harone
• Edenn
• Ari
• Davi

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin