Ashur
Ashur is a name with a single cultural origin: Semitic Mythology.
- Semitic Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Ashur
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ashur is a name with a single cultural origin: Semitic Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Semitic Mythology
The Story of Ashur
American parents first put Ashur on the record books as a baby boy name in 1979, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 49 Ashurs were born — ranking #2,665 that year. About 37% of every Ashur on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ashur ranks #2,852 for baby boys with 44 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 850 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Ashur
Ashur is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 850 births in the dataset. Ashur's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,665. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashur'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.