How Many People Are Named Ascher?
An estimated 491 people in the United States have the first name Ascher. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Ascher peaked in popularity in 2013 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ascher as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ascher paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
491
About 1 in 698,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2013
37 births
Total Registered
495
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ascher
Ascher is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 495 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ascher as a male name
Ranked #5,244 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (37 births)
Ascher: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ascher span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 284 babies were registered. While Ascher is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ascher by Decade
How has Ascher tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ascher by State
Ascher + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ascher as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ascher
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Ascher: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ascher?
We estimate approximately 491 people named Ascher are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 698,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Ascher a common name?
Ascher is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 495 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ascher most popular?
Ascher reached peak popularity in 2013, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ascher is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ascher a male name?
Ascher is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ascher Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ascher Smith, Ascher Johnson, Ascher Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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