Boys' name · since 1880
Asher
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 111,227 babies named Asher, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #292 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #28 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111,227
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Asher is the #28 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 111,227 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Asher recorded 111,227 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #28 nationally today, ahead of 99.8% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #292 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #28 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 111,227 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asher ranks #292 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #28 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 111,227 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #292 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #28 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 111,227
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Asher's 111,227 recorded births place it above 99.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Asher compares
111,227 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Asher's all-time total is 301x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asher | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 111,227 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8,418 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asher's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Asher splits its recorded history at 1965: 99% of all births land in the more recent half, 1% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 8,418 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Asher popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 8,418
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Asher popularity over time - girls
1,463 total births recorded since 1975 (Asher as girls' name)
Asher by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (48,557 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Asher's strongest decade.
48,557 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Asher births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1910s 108
1910s
108 births
- 1920s 152
1920s
152 births
- 1930s 114
1930s
114 births
- 1940s 103
1940s
103 births
- 1950s 100
1950s
100 births
- 1960s 121
1960s
121 births
- 1970s 315
1970s
315 births
- 1980s 787
1980s
787 births
- 1990s 1,705
1990s
1,705 births
- 2000s 11,125
2000s
11,125 births
- 2010s
2010s
48,557 births
- 2020s
2020s
47,998 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 48,557 births (44% of all-time use).
How Asher compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Asher's total volume
Asher by state
Where Asher concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 9,282 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 9,069 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6,086 | 5.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 5,659 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 4,395 | 4.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 3,928 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,906 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 3,902 | 3.5% |
9,282 of 111,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Asher appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Asher's data
- Asher's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (48,557 total births) through the 2020s (47,998) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ashers (9,282 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Asher: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Asher draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.