Upright or righteous
Derived from the Hebrew word 'yashar', meaning straight or honest. It is most famous for the 'Book of Jasher', a lost non-canonical book mentioned twice in the Old Testament.
Less common today
Jasher isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,421 in 2023.
A character in the historical novel 'The Book of Jasher' · The Book of Jasher by Benjamin Rosenbaum
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
