boy's name
Ashur
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 826
Ashur is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 49 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ashur over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 39 |
| 2000s | 179 |
| 2010s | 314 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 239 |
How popular is Ashur?
In 2025, Ashur was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ashur is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ashur
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ashur also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ashur over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ashur
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ashur — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ashur
How popular is the name Ashur?
In 2025, Ashur was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ashur a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashur is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ashur?
Ashur has 2 syllables.
When was Ashur most popular?
Ashur peaked in 2024, when 49 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ashur a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ashur currently ranks #3,516 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.