Ashford vs Asher

Side-by-side comparison of Ashford and Asher — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ashford

Boy name · Rank #7263

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Name B

Asher

Boy name · Rank #20

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Metric Ashford Asher
Current Rank #7263 #20
Total Births (all years) 493 103,698
Peak Year 1988 2022
Peak Year Births 18 8,410
Peak Decade 1980ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ashford Asher
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 11
1910ss 19 108
1920ss 35 152
1930ss 12 114
1940ss 5 103
1950ss 16 100
1960ss 10 121
1970ss 38 315
1980ss 130 787
1990ss 52 1,705
2000ss 41 11,124
2010ss 86 48,545
2020ss 49 40,482

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ashford Asher
2014 8 4,333
2015 9 5,136
2016 10 5,525
2017 6 6,058
2018 12 6,878
2019 10 7,056
2020 12 7,695
2021 — 8,363
2022 9 8,410
2023 17 7,891
2024 11 8,123

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2024.

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