77%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Scripts אָשֵׁר(Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈæʃ.əɹ/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "happy, blessed" in Hebrew. Asher in the Old Testament is a son of Jacob by Leah's handmaid Zilpah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The meaning of his name is explained in Genesis 30:13. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Root'asharOther Languages & CulturesAser(Biblical Greek) Aser(Biblical Latin) PopularityDetails Last ranked #97 in 2023 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #55 in 2021 Canada Last ranked #159 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #35 in 2023 New Zealand Last ranked #23 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories ends in -er, feelings, fortune, happiness, isograms, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts characters, playwrights, sons of Jacob, Squishmallows, teen idols, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel characters, twelve tribes of Israel