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What does Asher mean?
Asher 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced ASH-er. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Asher is "happy". Biblical: Asher, the eighth son of Jacob, was blessed with abundance. Brought into English use by the Puritans. Also form of Ashur.
Variations
FEMININE FORM Ashra
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Ashri, ..
(female) Ashel, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Asher Hans (A.H.), ..
How popular is Asher?
Asher is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#2611 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Asher reached its top rank of #47 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent alternative form of Asher (#47 IN RECENT RANKINGS) ranked in the Top 2000 is Ash (#1366). These relations of Asher were at the apex of their popularity in 2018 (MEDIAN #706). Asher is the most fashionable baby name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Asher▲ is pronounced similarly to Osher and Usher. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abeer, Abner, Acer, Adler▲, Ahern, Alger, Alter, Ameer▲, Amer, Ammer, Ancher, Ander, Anker, Archer▲, Arther▼, Asael, Asahel, Ase, Aseem, Asen, Ashbel, Ashbey, Ashby, Ashe, Ashely, Ashlen, Ashley▼, Ashli, Ashly (see Ashley), Asiel, Askel, Aspen, Asshe, Avner, Aymer, Fisher▲, Osier, Osker, Ussher and Uther. These names tend to be more commonly used than Asher.
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