Ashir
Ashir is a village in Kuhestan Rural District, Kelardasht District, Chalus County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 37, in 12 families.
Meaning & Origin of Ashir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ashir is a village in Kuhestan Rural District, Kelardasht District, Chalus County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 37, in 12 families.
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The Story of Ashir
Ashir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 15 Ashirs were born — ranking #5,774 that year. As of 2026, Ashir ranks #7,480 for baby boys with 8 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 181 Ashirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ashir
Ashir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 181 births in the dataset. Ashir's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #5,774. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashir'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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