Aser

#6,843 in 2025Boys' name

Form of Asher

Aser has been given to 180 babies in the U.S. since 1985. In 2025 it ranked #6,843 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2017, with 16 recorded.

Babies named Aser, 2025

1 in 276,000

Aser over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Aser: meaning, origin, and history

Form of Asher

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Aser means

Aser is a form of Asher.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Aser → Asher. The family’s meaning is “happy, blessed”, recorded in the naming reference for Asher.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Asher.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 180 boys were recorded with the name Aser between 1985 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 16 in 2017; its best national rank was #5,539 in 2017.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #9,647 in 2020 to #6,843 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #5,761 in 2015 to #6,843 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Aser?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 276,000; 12 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 142,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #6,843; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 191,493 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Aser sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 191,493 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Aser. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Asers were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Aser was born before 2018 — so the typical Aser is around 7 today.

Median birth year: 2018; About 7 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 56.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 97.2%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 180; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 56.7% of all recorded uses (102).

Is Aser rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −351; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: +2,804; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: −1,082; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.80×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 75.0%; Peak was 2017 (16)
Years since peak: 8; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 32.4% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,539; 2017

Spellings of Aser

Aser is not the most common spelling — Alex is, with 23.0% against Aser's 0.01%.

Alex23.0%286,169
Casey9.4%116,675
Asher8.9%111,227
Axel5.8%72,459
Avery5.4%66,880
Abel5.3%66,037
Jasper5.0%62,428
Amir4.5%55,747

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Aser around the world

Where Aser ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2009–2025
#2,133
in 2025
France
2014–2025
#3,127
in 2025
Canada
2016–2024
#2,134
in 2024

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Aser by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #6,843
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 2,804
Best rank ever: #5,539; 2017
Peak year: 2017; 16 that year
First recorded: 1985
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 180
Count in 2025: 12

Names similar to Aser

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Aseem Aseel Ase Asem Asean Asser Aseer Jaser Kyser Naser Yaser Jasser Messer Fraser Asen Kiser Rosser Hser Aseda Kinser Kayser Yasser Nasser Asencion

Sibling names for Aser

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Karleigh Rhianna Kendyl Hayleigh Jaiden Shaniya Jazmyne Taniya

For a brother

Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn

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