Ashar
Ashar was the 4058th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2859th with 43 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 674 places. More babies were named Ashar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,058 boys, down 782 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201943 babies
- Total since 1880
- 574babies recorded
Ashar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,058 | 26 |
| 2020 | #3,276 | 34 |
| 2010 | #5,760 | 15 |
| 2000 | #9,175 | 6 |
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How popular is Ashar, counting every spelling?
Ashar is the most common spelling of a name family that had 53 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 53 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashar | 26 | #4,058 | 152 |
| Azhar | 27 | #3,962 | 85 |
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 Ashar?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ashar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ashar 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ashar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ashar?
About 600 people born in the US named Ashar are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Ashar 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.
Ashar by state
How common Ashar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Ashar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ashar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ashar
How popular is the name Ashar?
Ashar was the 4058th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 2859th with 43 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 674 places. More babies were named Ashar in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ashar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ashar in the US.
Where is Ashar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ashar was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.