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Asher name meaning

First Name
64k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
13k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Asher mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Asher

User Submitted Origins

Hebrew
66%
English
19%
Jewish
14%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Asher means "Happy and bless, and also on of the Twelve Tribes of Israel" and is of Hebrew origin.
  2. A user from New Zealand says the name Asher is of Hebrew origin and means "Happy and blessed".
  3. 5 people from the United States and Nigeria agree the name Asher is of Hebrew origin and means "Happy".
  4. According to a user from Australia, the name Asher is of Hebrew origin and means "Happiness".
  5. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Asher means "To be happy".
  6. A user from the United States says the name Asher means "Blessed by God".
  7. A user from Philippines says the name Asher is of Filipino (Philippines) origin and means "Smart and trusted person or friend".
  8. A user from Washington, U.S. says the name Asher is of English origin and means "a smart person and a trusted person".
  9. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Asher means "Blessed".
  10. A user from Georgia, U.S. says the name Asher is of English origin and means "Gift of god".
  11. 2 submissions from New Jersey, U.S. agree the name Asher means "Lucky" and is of Hebrew origin.
  12. 2 submissions from the United Kingdom and Nigeria agree the name Asher means "Fortunate" and is of Hebrew origin.
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From Hebrew אָשֵׁר‎ ('ashér).

  1. (biblical) Eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
  2. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Asher.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew
  4. A female given name from Hebrew
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Notable Persons Named Asher

Notable Persons Named Asher

Asher Roth

Asher Roth is a hip hop music rapping. His ongoing career started in 2005. Asher was given the name Asher Paul Roth on August 11th, 1985 in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Asher is also known as Roth and Asher Paul.

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Asher Keddie

Asher Keddie is an actress. Asher was born on July 31st, 1974 in Melbourne.

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Asher B. Edelman

Asher B. Edelman is an investor and art collector. Asher was born on November 26th, 1939 in New York City.

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Asher Brown Durand

Asher Brown Durand was an artist in the fields of painting and landscape painting. Asher was born on August 21st, 1796 in Maplewood, New Jersey. He left this life on September 17th, 1886.

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Asher Monroe

Asher Monroe is a pop music, contemporary r&b, soul music, and reggae recording artist, actor, dancer, and dance. His most notable accomplishments were from 1995 to present. Asher was given the name Asher Monroe Book on September 18th, 1988 in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Asher is also known as Monroe and Asher.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Asher

Notable Persons With the Last Name Asher

Jay Asher

Jay Asher is a young-adult fiction author. Jay was born on September 30th, 1975.

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Jane Asher

Jane Asher is an actress, author, and entrepreneur. She has had major accomplishments since 1952. Jane was born Jane Asher on April 5th, 1946 in Willesden, London, England.

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William Asher

William Asher was a director, producer, and screenwriter. He was most prominent from 1948 to 1990. William was given the name William Milton Asher on August 8th, 1921 in New York City, New York, U.S. He breathed his last breath on July 16th, 2012.

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Boots

Boots is a musician. He has been prominent since 2011. Boots was given the name Jordan Asher .

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Peter Asher

Peter Asher is a traditional pop music and pop music musician. He was most prominent from 1952 to present. Peter was born Peter Asher on June 22nd, 1944.

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John Mallory Asher

John Mallory Asher is an actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has had major accomplishments since 1990. John was given the name John Mallory on January 13th, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, United States. John is also known as John Mallory Asher.

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  • Neal Asher
    Novelist
  • Richard Asher
    Physician
  • Japhet Asher
    Executive Producer for Interactive
  • Allan Asher
    Lawyer
  • Ellen Asher
    Editing
  • Louis Asher
  • Virginia Healey Asher
  • Jack Asher
  • Alexander Asher
    Member of Parliament

Common last names for Asher

Common first names for Asher

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Asher U.S.
█  White 88.93% 64.26%
█  African American 3.19% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.46% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.90% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.08% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.43% 16.26%

Of Last Name Asher

People with the last name Asher are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Asher

  • What name lists does Asher rank for?
    #34Popular Boy Names in 2021
    #13Modern Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Asher? Asher is the 882nd most popular name of all time. In 2019 Asher was the 43rd most popular name. As a last name Asher was the 2,695th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Asher have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 63,976 babies born with the first name Asher in the United States. That's more than enough people named Asher to occupy the territory of Guernsey (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 62,431 (as of March 31, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Asher? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Asher first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Asher is Tuesday, March 18th, 1873.
  • What year had the most people named Asher born? The highest recorded use of the first name Asher was in 2019 with a total of 6,984 babies. That's a lot of babies named Asher!
  • Random Asher Factoid: According to the 2017 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Asher ranks 33rd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Wisconsin. Imagine that, 136 babies in Wisconsin have the same name in 2017.
  • Weird things about the name Asher: The name spelled backwards is Rehsa. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Rshae. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Asher? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 13,371 people with the last name Asher.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Asher? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 5 of them will have Asher as their last name.
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