Given name
Asherah
“progression”·“happiness”·“fortuna”
Asherah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאשרה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Asherah means “progression,” “happiness” or “fortuna.”
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Where it comes from
Asherah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'asher (אשר), “to go straight on.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Asherah appears in Judges 3:7, 2 Chronicles 19:3, 1 Kings 14:23 and 13 other passages.
- Judges 3:7
- 2 Chronicles 19:3
- 1 Kings 14:23
- 2 Chronicles 14:3
- Isaiah 17:8
- Exodus 34:13
- Deuteronomy 12:3
- 1 Kings 14:15
- Jeremiah 17:2
- Judges 6:25
- 2 Kings 21:7
- 2 Kings 23:4
- 2 Kings 23:7
- 2 Kings 23:15
- 1 Kings 16:33
- 2 Kings 23:6
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Asherah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 130
- 0 boys · 130 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,066 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +83%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,066 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 83.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Asherah’s family of names
See also 12
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Ashershares a root
- Shilohshares a root
- Israelshares a root
- Sharonshares a root
- Asrielshares a root
- Jeshurunshares a root
- Syriashares a root
- Syracuseshares a root
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