Ashar
Ashar was a tax in the Ottoman Empire, based on the traditional practice of muqasama, a traditional tithe in the Fertile Crescent. It was abolished on 17 February 1925 in Turkey the successor of the Ottoman Empire.
Meaning & Origin of Ashar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ashar was a tax in the Ottoman Empire, based on the traditional practice of muqasama, a traditional tithe in the Fertile Crescent. It was abolished on 17 February 1925 in Turkey the successor of the Ottoman Empire.
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The Story of Ashar
The earliest SSA record of Ashar as a baby boy name dates back to 1994, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 43 newborns named Ashar — #2,848 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Ashar on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ashar ranks #3,705 for baby boys with 30 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 609 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ashar
Ashar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 609 births in the dataset. Ashar's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,848. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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