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All over the world, אשר (Asher , אשר , Osher ) is a common primarily masculine, but very seldom female first name. The first name אשר is habitual in Israel, where it is a common primarily boy's, but very seldom feminine name, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Israel, the United States, and Pakistan. Also, אשר is the last name as well as the forename.
אשר is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
אשר is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Asher , the Biblical figure, Genesis 35; Asher Talos , the fictional vampire in Blade: Trinity; Asher Millstone , character in How to Get Away with Murder; Asher , the character from Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and Usher Dog , the musical character in the musical Coraline by Stephin Merritt, among other works.