Asser
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning one who is blessed; a form of Asher.
Asser by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Asser. In the US, 12 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Asher
Like Asser, each of these traces back to Asher: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Asser. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Asser
Names that are said the same way as Asser, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Asser, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Bennettblessed3,273 in the US (2017)
- Bensonson of ben or blessed son620 in the US (2017)
- Ayaangift; blessing; grace from God443 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
- Benicioblessed185 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Asser
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