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Ashur

/ˈæʃɚ/ · 100% boys · 32 born in 2025

Ashur has been given to about 794 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈæʃɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 777
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ashur per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 49
  • Born in 202532
  • All time794

How popular is Ashur?

Its best year was 2024, when 49 babies were given the name, ranking 2675th. The typical living American called Ashur is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Ashur

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Arthur0.75
  2. Asher0.71
  3. Archer0.49
  4. Arther0.49
  5. Arturo0.47
  6. Ashton0.45
  7. Arjun0.45
  8. Ashtyn0.45

Middle names for Ashur

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ashur Paul0.77
  2. Ashur John0.77
  3. Ashur Lee0.77
  4. Ashur Dean0.76
  5. Ashur Blake0.76
  6. Ashur Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Ashur

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.90
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.90
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.90
  4. Maisysister · 0.89
  5. Keziahsister · 0.89
  6. Emilianasister · 0.89

Where Ashur is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ashur White0.72
  2. Ashur Moore0.72
  3. Ashur Lee0.72
  4. Ashur Hill0.72
  5. Ashur Hall0.72
  6. Ashur Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ashur

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ashur across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.