Ashur vs Asher

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

Name A

Ashur

Boy name · Rank #2687

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Name B

Asher

Boy name · Rank #20

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Metric Ashur Asher
Current Rank #2687 #20
Total Births (all years) 762 103,698
Peak Year 2024 2022
Peak Year Births 49 8,410
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1979 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ashur Asher
1880ss — 31
1890ss — 11
1910ss — 108
1920ss — 152
1930ss — 114
1940ss — 103
1950ss — 100
1960ss — 121
1970ss 5 315
1980ss 18 787
1990ss 39 1,705
2000ss 179 11,124
2010ss 314 48,545
2020ss 207 40,482

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ashur Asher
2014 28 4,333
2015 43 5,136
2016 21 5,525
2017 32 6,058
2018 40 6,878
2019 37 7,056
2020 44 7,695
2021 42 8,363
2022 37 8,410
2023 35 7,891
2024 49 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, 1979–2024.

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