Fun Facts About the Name Ashira
- 617 babies named Ashira: U.S. records list 617 babies given the name Ashira from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Ashira Mean?
Ashira is a Hebrew name most often explained as "I will sing," from the root shir (song, to sing). The form ashirah (אָשִׁירָה) is the first-person singular verb "I will sing" in biblical Hebrew poetry, as at the opening of the Song of the Sea in Exodus 15:1.
A rival explanation connects the name to the Hebrew adjective ashir (rich, wealthy), whose feminine form ashirah (עֲשִׁירָה) is pronounced almost identically. The two words begin with different letters - aleph for the verb, ayin for the adjective - so the similarity is a matter of sound rather than shared derivation, and the name alone does not settle which word is intended. Most sources favor the "I will sing" reading.
Despite the resemblance, Ashira is not a feminine form of the unrelated name Asher, and it is separate from Asherah, the Canaanite goddess.
Ashira Name History & Origins
Ashira is a modern Hebrew given name, used mainly in Israel and among Jewish families elsewhere. It comes from biblical vocabulary rather than from a biblical character; no figure named Ashira appears in the Hebrew Bible. The word ashirah ("I will sing") belongs to the poetic and liturgical language of the Bible, where it opens the Song of the Sea after the crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 15:1) and appears again in the Song of Deborah (Judges 5:3).
Names built from Hebrew verbs and nouns of this kind became common as Hebrew returned to everyday speech and as Jewish families in Europe, the Middle East, and later Israel turned to biblical Hebrew for given names, a practice that grew from the late 19th century onward. Ashira is given to girls and is treated as a feminine name; its use is concentrated in Hebrew-speaking and Jewish communities rather than spread through Christian naming traditions.
How Popular is the Name Ashira?
Ashira 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 2012. Its best rank was #4,617 in 2012.
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 | #4,893 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2024 | #6,178 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #5,985 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #6,745 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #5,777 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #5,504 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #7,779 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,136 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #6,843 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #6,936 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #9,549 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #7,351 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #6,496 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #4,617 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #4,935 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #5,800 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,727 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #6,837 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #6,133 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #5,403 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #5,128 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #5,769 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #5,605 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #13,791 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #5,206 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #8,085 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #6,221 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #14,365 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,403 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #11,975 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #10,624 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #10,670 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #9,635 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,568 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #7,471 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #11,525 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #9,317 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #9,396 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #10,632 | 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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