Asher vs Israel
Asher and Israelcompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2012, Asher was ranked #95 and Israel #92 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Asher was ranked #150 and Israel #822 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Asher was ranked #361 and Israel #637 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Asher was ranked #2201 and Israel #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Asher and Israel over time
Asher and Israel appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Asher held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Israel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Israel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Asher and Israel were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #150 and #822.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Asher held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Israel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Asher #150 in 2024, Israel #520 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Asher #150, Israel #822.
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 | Asher | Israel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #88 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #822 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Asher and Israel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
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 #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Israel
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #822 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys