Boys' name · peaked in 2022
Asher name popularity since 1925
112,453 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Asher (1.3% girls, 98.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Asher is about 8 years old in 2026. Asher peaked in 2022 as the #20 name for boys, and it ranked #28 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 112,453
- Named Asher, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #28
- for boys in 2025 (7,456 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.7% boys
- 1,463 girls · 110,990 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.29× its national share
Peak year is the year Asher made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Asher births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Asher both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Asher became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 5,680 baby boys to 1 in 1,730.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Asher's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Asher.
Decade by decade
Babies named Asher in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 65 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 114 | #2,402 |
| 1940s | 0 | 103 | #2,253 |
| 1950s | 0 | 100 | #3,916 |
| 1960s | 0 | 121 | #3,263 |
| 1970s | 8 | 315 | #1,508 |
| 1980s | 34 | 787 | #940 |
| 1990s | 88 | 1,705 | #932 |
| 2000s | 195 | 11,125 | #288 |
| 2010s | 617 | 48,557 | #82 |
| 2020–25 | 521 | 47,998 | #28 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
78.0% of babies named Asher from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Asher is most popular
The index compares Asher's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Asher.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.29× | 2,158 |
| Idaho | 2.22× | 977 |
| Alaska | 2.21× | 364 |
| Nevada | 2.06× | 813 |
| Colorado | 1.80× | 2,455 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Asher's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Asher.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Asher (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data