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How popular is the name Ashur?

Births per year, rank history and how many Ashurs are alive today.

Ashur (male), a spelling of Asher, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2004 (ranked 3651st); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2002, when 4 babies were given the name, the 2636th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Asher you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Ashers born in England and Wales are between 4 and 16, and there are at least 4,900 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Asher.

How many babies are named Ashur each year?

Includes all spellings: Ashur, Ashar, Asher. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0100200300200020201996: 371997: 471998: 641999: 592000: 452001: 392002: 582003: 512004: 802005: 632006: 882007: 722008: 852009: 952010: 1152011: 932012: 1662013: 1242014: 1612015: 1902016: 1952017: 2152018: 2542019: 2322020: 2842021: 3192022: 3472023: 3572024: 3602025: 373actual

Where does the Ashur spelling rank?

1101001,0005,0002002: ranked 2,6362004: ranked 3,651

Where does the Ashar spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201998: ranked 2,4191999: ranked 2,4252000: ranked 3,0362002: ranked 2,2542004: ranked 3,6512006: ranked 2,5382007: ranked 2,7412008: ranked 2,5072009: ranked 2,8372010: ranked 4,6782011: ranked 3,8302012: ranked 1,2702013: ranked 1,2472014: ranked 1,5602015: ranked 1,2792016: ranked 1,3632017: ranked 1,3392018: ranked 1,6832019: ranked 1,6552020: ranked 1,9352021: ranked 1,6882022: ranked 1,4692023: ranked 1,7012024: ranked 1,4022025: ranked 1,897

Where does the Asher spelling rank?

1101001,000200020201996: ranked 4891997: ranked 4271998: ranked 3761999: ranked 4062000: ranked 4722001: ranked 5102002: ranked 4492003: ranked 4732004: ranked 3842005: ranked 4452006: ranked 4072007: ranked 4922008: ranked 4582009: ranked 4272010: ranked 3642011: ranked 4362012: ranked 3112013: ranked 3942014: ranked 3142015: ranked 2842016: ranked 2882017: ranked 2692018: ranked 2172019: ranked 2312020: ranked 1892021: ranked 1762022: ranked 1592023: ranked 1542024: ranked 1502025: ranked 150

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

When was the name Ashur most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Asher, peaked in 2025, when 373 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Ashur spelling itself peaked in 2002, with 4 babies.

How many people are called Ashur?

At least 4,900 people named Ashur in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Ashur?

Most living Ashurs are between 4 and 16; the most common age is about 2.

Is Ashur becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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