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The baby name Ask is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æsk/ (rhymes with "task" without the t).

Ask is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Norse, Scandinavian
Pronunciation: /æsk/ (rhymes with "task" without the t)

What is the meaning of the name Ask ?

The baby name Ask is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æsk/ (rhymes with "task" without the t).

Ask is Norse, Scandinavian in Origin.

From Old Norse askr, “ash tree,” Ask is the mythic name of the first man in Norse cosmology, paired with Embla. Attested in the Poetic and Prose Eddas, its botanical root links to the ash, a tree valued in Germanic tradition for resilience and protective wood (e.g., spear-ash). The name therefore carries connotations of vitality, endurance, and rootedness.

As a given name, Ask appears in medieval texts primarily as a mythic figure; secular use emerged sporadically in Scandinavia, gaining modern revival since the late 20th century in Denmark and Norway, with rarer use in Sweden; Icelandic form Askur remains established. Danish Aske functions as a close variant; English Ash may be used as a cognate. Pronounced AHSK in Scandinavian languages; in English it matches the verb ask, which some families embrace for its sleek, one-syllable profile.

Ask has the following similar or variant Names

Ask – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET 0 #6 1 246
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
Norway Boys 2025 #64 90 444
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
Sweden Boys 2022 #179 4 1,509
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
DK 0 #192 12 5,198
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
BG Boys 0 #214 7 3,850
BG Girls 0 #214 10 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
BD 0 #234 8 5,992
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
NA Boys 0 #250 4 6,830
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
KZ Boys 0 #269 21 6,578
NG 0 #271 2 5,926
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
DK Boys 0 #305 21 7,401
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
KZ Girls 0 #328 5 5,862
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
GH Boys 0 #355 7 8,138
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
OM Girls 0 #387 10 15,987
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #390 9 8,639
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
EG 0 #408 5 6,387
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
PH Girls 0 #426 4 13,098
IQ Girls 0 #453 52 11,303
SD Boys 0 #458 9 10,523
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
RU Girls 0 #485 14 11,913
RU Boys 0 #488 18 12,621
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
KW Girls 0 #504 12 19,177
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
LY 0 #523 13 12,703
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
HK Boys 0 #550 8 12,905
PS Boys 0 #554 8 10,655
BD Boys 0 #556 21 10,045
IR Boys 0 #559 7 10,162
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
BH 0 #581 7 17,937
AE Girls 0 #593 5 20,968
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #620 48 13,071
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
IN Girls 0 #648 7 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
QA Boys 0 #682 26 18,093
SG Boys 0 #683 15 17,960
LB 0 #687 4 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SY 0 #714 15 11,684
KW Boys 0 #734 36 18,755
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
TN 0 #812 18 13,765
Germany Girls 0 #824 15 4,949
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
EG Boys 0 #835 52 15,035
OM Boys 0 #847 35 17,948
SA Girls 0 #888 48 25,931
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
EG Girls 0 #921 39 14,742
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NG Boys 0 #936 16 16,906
NL Boys 0 #937 15 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #940 13 5,697
NL Girls 0 #943 13 5,933
IN Boys 0 #956 46 16,750
MY Girls 0 #964 31 24,821
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,056 56 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,059 34 22,615
MA 0 #1,078 51 20,986
DZ 0 #1,116 61 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,150 29 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
TR 0 #1,187 25 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,233 4 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,459 13 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,479 136 28,008

Ask is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
Sweden
AE
AF
AO

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People also ask about Ask

Ask is predominantly a boy's name.
Ask is a one syllable name, pronounced /æsk/ (rhymes with "task" without the t).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Askr and Aske.
Yes, very popular — Ask ranked #64 in Norway in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Ask ranks highest in Norway (#64 in 2025).
Ask's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #90 in 2015 to #64 in 2025 in Norway.