Ascher
Ascher was the 4261st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3003rd with 37 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 569 places. More babies were named Ascher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Asher) happy, fortunate · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #4,261 boys, down 438 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201337 babies
- Total since 1880
- 519babies recorded
What does the name Ascher mean?
Ascher is a spelling of Asher, pronounced the same way, so it shares Asher's meaning and origin.
Asher is the Hebrew name of Jacob's eighth son, born to Leah's servant Zilpah, and of one of the tribes of Israel. In Genesis 30:13 Leah gives the name with an exclamation about her good fortune. The JPS note connects the name with the Hebrew be-ʼoshri, which the verse explains as 'women will deem me fortunate'.
אָשֵׁר (Biblical Hebrew, “Asher”)
How sure is this? Probable.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean joy.
Ascher popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,261 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,823 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,536 | 30 |
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How popular is Ascher, counting every spelling?
Ascher is a spelling of Asher, a name family that ranked #32 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,261 for Ascher on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,512 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asher | 7,456 | #28 | 40,300 |
| Ashur | 32 | #3,519 | 195 |
| Ascher | 24 | #4,261 | 123 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ascher?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ascher (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ascher born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ascher.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ascher?
About 500 people born in the US named Ascher are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Ascher a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ascher by state
How common Ascher was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ascher: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ascher, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ascher
What does Ascher mean?
Ascher is a spelling of Asher, which means “happy, fortunate” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ascher?
Ascher was the 4261st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3003rd with 37 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 569 places. More babies were named Ascher in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ascher a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ascher in the US.
Where is Ascher most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ascher was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).