Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Asher
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
8,418
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Asher
How many people are named Asher?
An estimated 109,640 living Americans are named Asher.
How rare is Asher?
Asher is still widely used among babies today, with 7,456 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 11.4% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Asher?
The median age of a living American named Asher is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 12 years old.
Is Asher still popular?
Yes — Asher is currently rising in popularity, with 7,456 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Asher most common?
Asher has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 5.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
11.4%
2025
7,456
All-time
111,227
Where it lives now
Asher is most concentrated in New York — about 3.5× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Asher is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.