Ashok vs Asher

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

Name A

Ashok

Boy name

Full profile →
Name B

Asher

Boy name · Rank #20

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Ashok Asher
Current Rank Unranked #20
Total Births (all years) 258 103,698
Peak Year 1975 2022
Peak Year Births 12 8,410
Peak Decade 1970ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1950 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ashok Asher
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 11
1910ss — 108
1920ss — 152
1930ss — 114
1940ss — 103
1950ss 10 100
1960ss 34 121
1970ss 72 315
1980ss 53 787
1990ss 26 1,705
2000ss 39 11,124
2010ss 24 48,545
2020ss — 40,482

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ashok Asher
2014 — 4,333
2015 5 5,136
2016 — 5,525
2017 7 6,058
2018 5 6,878
2019 — 7,056
2020 — 7,695
2021 — 8,363
2022 — 8,410
2023 — 7,891
2024 — 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, 1950–2018.

← Compare different names