Names / Boy names
Asher
Current rank
#28
and rising
All-time peak
#20
in 2022
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
112,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #20 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Happy and blessed. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1880. Today it sits at #28 and is climbing. It crested in 2022 at #20. More than 112,600 children have been given the name overall.