Asier
Asier is a male given name of Basque origin, meaning 'the beginning' . It was created for a character in Fernando Navarro Villoslada's 1877 novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Asier
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asier is a male given name of Basque origin, meaning 'the beginning' . It was created for a character in Fernando Navarro Villoslada's 1877 novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Asier
Asier first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 32 Asiers were born — ranking #3,513 that year. As of 2026, Asier ranks #3,622 for baby boys with 31 births, rising sharply (+36% over the past five years). In total, more than 259 Asiers 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 Asier
Asier is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 259 births in the dataset. Asier's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Asier'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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