Hebrew asher, "happy" — happy; blessed. The eighth son of Jacob, named by Leah with the words "happy am I".
Asher ranks 28th among American boys in 2025, with 7,519 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 8,527 babies were given the name, ranking 20th. The typical living American called Asher is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.68% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.