Given name & surname
Osher
“a man of good fortune”
Osher is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “a man of good fortune.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a man of good fortune.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In Jewish use, Osher is used as a variant of Asher.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Osher through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 227
- 227 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,735 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +84%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,735 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 255 as a first name in 2020; 557 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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