Fun Facts About the Name Aashir
- 186 babies named Aashir: U.S. records list 186 babies given the name Aashir from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aashir Mean?
Aashir is an Arabic masculine name built on the active participle ʿāshir (عاشر). It comes from the verb ʿashara, which carries two related senses: "to be or become the tenth" and "to associate with, to keep company." Read as a participle, ʿāshir can therefore mean "tenth" or "one who associates with others," that is, a companion or associate. The related noun ʿishrah means companionship or social mixing, which supports the second sense. A close-looking but separate Arabic word, ʿashīr (عشير), means "clan" or "close kinsman" and may sit behind some uses of the name. The doubled a in the common South Asian spelling Aashir usually marks the long ā of the Arabic first syllable.
The Hebrew adjective ashir (עשיר), "rich, wealthy," and the biblical name Asher, usually explained as "happy" or "blessed," belong to a different language and root. They are not the origin of the Arabic name, even though some name lists give "blessed" or "prosperous" as its meaning.
Aashir Name History & Origins
Aashir belongs to a large group of Arabic given names taken straight from active participles, the same pattern that produced names such as Khaalid, Saalih and Haamid. It is used in Arabic-speaking countries and, in the spelling Aashir, among Muslims in Pakistan and northern India, where Arabic names arrived with Islam and were adapted to local scripts and speech; the simpler transliteration Ashir also occurs. Because the word is an ordinary Arabic term as well as a name, it has functioned mainly as a descriptive given name rather than one tied to a particular clan, legend or narrative.
Popular listings sometimes connect Aashir with the biblical Asher, a son of Jacob, but the two names belong to different languages and different roots, and their similarity in English letters is a coincidence of transliteration. Within Arabic, the senses "tenth" and "companion/associate" are the ones the root itself supports.
How Popular is the Name Aashir?
Aashir has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #4,951 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,914 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,948 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #12,336 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #7,091 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,065 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #4,951 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #5,771 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #9,697 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #6,724 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #9,574 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,783 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #8,122 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #10,777 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #6,255 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,142 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #12,495 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,556 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #9,792 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #10,660 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #11,357 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #8,645 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #10,562 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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