Name
Asher
Meaning
Asher is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “happy, blessed”.
Asher was Jacob's eighth son, whose name his mother explained with the words happy am I, and the tribe he founded was promised rich land and abundance. Dormant for centuries outside Jewish use, the name exploded in twenty-first-century America, where its soft Ash opening fits perfectly beside Aiden and Austin.
Rose into the US boys' top 25 by the 2020s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #28 in 2025 · peak #20 in 2024
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /ASH-er/
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Questions
Asher is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “happy, blessed”. Asher was Jacob's eighth son, whose name his mother explained with the words happy am I, and the tribe he founded was promised rich land and abundance.
Asher is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Rose into the US boys' top 25 by the 2020s.
The name Asher comes from Hebrew. Asher was Jacob's eighth son, whose name his mother explained with the words happy am I, and the tribe he founded was promised rich land and abundance. Dormant for centuries outside Jewish use, the name exploded in twenty-first-century America, where its soft Ash opening fits perfectly beside Aiden and Austin.
Asher is pronounced ASH-er.
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