Ashkan vs Asher

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

Name A

Ashkan

Boy name

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Name B

Asher

Boy name · Rank #20

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Ashkan Asher
Current Rank Unranked #20
Total Births (all years) 231 111,227
Peak Year 1992 2022
Peak Year Births 17 8,418
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ashkan Asher
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 11
1910ss — 108
1920ss — 152
1930ss — 114
1940ss — 103
1950ss — 100
1960ss — 121
1970ss 5 315
1980ss 62 787
1990ss 91 1,705
2000ss 36 11,125
2010ss 19 48,557
2020ss 18 47,998

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ashkan Asher
2014 — 4,333
2015 — 5,137
2016 — 5,525
2017 9 6,062
2018 — 6,879
2019 5 7,058
2020 8 7,698
2021 — 8,370
2022 5 8,418
2023 5 7,897
2024 — 8,159
2025 — 7,456

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, 1978–2023.

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