Andrei vs Asher
Andrei and Ashercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andrei was ranked #538 and Asher #150 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Andrei was ranked #535 and Asher #155 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Andrei was ranked #655 and Asher #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Andrei was ranked #395 and Asher #249 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Andrei and Asher over time
Andrei and Asher appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andrei reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Asher in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Andrei and Asher changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2009 and 2024, ending at #655 and #222.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Andrei #239 in 2022, Asher #222 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Andrei held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Asher in 28.
Highest recorded here: Andrei #263 in 2019, Asher #150 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrei #538, Asher #150.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2009–2024
Andrei held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Asher in 4.
Highest recorded here: Andrei #239 in 2022, Asher #222 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrei #655, Asher #222.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Andrei | Asher |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #88 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrei and Asher both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Andrei
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #550 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1998–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Asher
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2012–2023
Highest recorded position: #28 among boys in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2012–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #88 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys