Asher: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “happy, blessed”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- ASH-er · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
From the Hebrew name Asher, borne by one of Jacob's sons in the Bible. The name comes from a Hebrew root meaning happiness or blessing.
How popular is Asher?
Babies named Asher in 20248,194
2024 rank#20 boys
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 1880105,094
Asher is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Asher
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Asher questions
What does the name Asher mean?
Asher means "happy, blessed". It comes from Hebrew. From the Hebrew name Asher, borne by one of Jacob's sons in the Bible. The name comes from a Hebrew root meaning happiness or blessing.
Is Asher a boy or girl name?
Asher is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Asher?
8,194 US babies were named Asher in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Asher?
Asher is usually pronounced ASH-er.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.