Asher
Meaning of Asher
Asher is a Hebrew name taken from the biblical patriarch Asher, the eighth son of Jacob and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Name dictionaries generally agree that it means "happy" or "blessed," from a Hebrew root associated with happiness and good fortune. In the book of Genesis, Leah gives him the name with a word of gladness, saying that other women will call her blessed.
It is pronounced ASH-ur, with the stress on the first syllable, the same in American and British English. Its best-known associations are biblical: Asher is counted among the tribes of Israel, and the name has been used by Jewish families for centuries. Among well-known contemporary namesakes, Asher Angel is an American actor best known for the television series Andi Mack and the Shazam films.
For most of the twentieth century the name was uncommon in the United States; in 1992 it was given to 125 boys and ranked 961st. Its rise since then has been steady and steep. It reached 20th place in 2022 and again in 2024, and in 2025 it ranked 28th, with 7,456 boys given the name.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as ASH-ur (/ˈæʃ.ər/)
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Notable People Named Asher
| Asher Dov Angel is an American actor who began as a child in Jolene and is best known for playing Jonah Beck on Andi Mack and Billy Batson in the Shazam films. |
| Asher Korner was a British biochemist. |
| Asher Fisch is an Israeli conductor and pianist. |
| Asher Tyler was a New York Whig congressman and lawyer who later worked as a land agent and promoted railroad and rolling mill ventures in Elmira. |
| Asher Blinkoff is an American teen voice actor best known for voicing Dennis in the Hotel Transylvania films from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. |
