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Do you know any Asher’s born in 2019 or 2020?

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BabyBrainJane · 30/05/2020 22:56

So our favourite name for the boy we’re having is Asher Star

Hubby was doing some googling and has got all bothered because a bunch of websites all said that Asher was the #1 name so far in 2020 (they all got their info from Nameberry)...

I don’t know any Asher’s! So I don’t really believe it!!

Do you know any born this year or last?

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SpecialKakapo · 30/05/2020 22:58

No I don't.

And I'm pretty sure the nameberry stats just refer to the number of times a name has been looked up on the site, not the number of times it has actually been used. The latest stats for it actually being used will be on the ONS site, or darkgreener.

whatausername · 30/05/2020 22:59

No

123Dancewithme · 30/05/2020 22:59

Nameberry is a US site and Asher is much more popular there than it is in the UK.

NannyR · 30/05/2020 23:00

I don't know of any Ashers at all. It's a great name though.

Flumo · 30/05/2020 23:01

Yes a girl I know had a boy called asher last year.

Whatsyourflava · 30/05/2020 23:05

I don't know any but love the name

Nameberry do their name stats based on names that have been searched that week on their site. It's not based on official statistics of actual babies born at all. So their lists are always full of really unusual names (like Sailor) because people look up unusual names but don't bother so much with a top 100 name

AnnaSW1 · 30/05/2020 23:07

I know of one but for the life of me I can't think whose child it is right now.

Destroyedpeople · 30/05/2020 23:08

Cool name.

Monsterjam · 30/05/2020 23:10

Yes I know 2 born recently (within past 6 months) x

SilverOtter · 30/05/2020 23:12

I don't know any but I love the name.

BrokenLink · 30/05/2020 23:14

Only one

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BabyBrainJane · 30/05/2020 23:20

Thank you lovelies Wine

I forgot to ask; If you do know one, which region of the Uk are you in? Xxx

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TempsPerdu · 30/05/2020 23:21

No, but I do know one born in 2017. I quite like it.

As a pp said, the Nameberry figures are from site searches, not official stats. According to the ONS figures Asher was #217 in 2018. Think it’s definitely rising, but not wildly popular yet.

Elouera · 30/05/2020 23:21

I only know a female Asha who is about 30.

TempsPerdu · 30/05/2020 23:21

I’m in London.

zippyswife · 30/05/2020 23:23

Yes I know one. Cool name. I like it.

jackstini · 30/05/2020 23:23

I know a boy born 2015 and a girl born 2001, Nottinghamshire

MidnightHangingTree · 30/05/2020 23:24

I know a 5 year old one but none born more recently than that.

Stopthehop · 30/05/2020 23:26

No I've never heard of anyone called Asher.

Destroyedpeople · 30/05/2020 23:28

I would have thought there would be quite a few Asher's in the more Jewish areas as it is the name of one if the seven tribes of Israel.

Destroyedpeople · 30/05/2020 23:29

Now I think of it the only Ashers I have met have been Jewish.

Mnthrowaway20202 · 30/05/2020 23:30

I don’t know anyone called Asher but still think it’s relatively popular, as i have come across popular Netflix characters named Asher

Chochito · 30/05/2020 23:30

My friend's son born in 2018 is Asher. I "know" a few Ashers born more recently (2019 and 2020) as in they are the kids of Facebook friends or friends' nephews, friends or friends' kids, etc. It does seem very popular at the moment.

Mnthrowaway20202 · 30/05/2020 23:30

So that might be an influence

IVflytrap · 30/05/2020 23:32

No, none.

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