Asaf
How to say it: ah-SAHF · /aˈsaf/
Hebrew Asaph meaning 'gatherer, collector' - biblical musician's name also used in Arabic and Turkish.
Asaf was the 4,323rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 18 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.1-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,298 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #4,323 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 18 |
| Share of births | 1 in 184,185 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.1 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,298 |
| In France, 2025 | #768 among boys’ names, 40 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Asaf is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Asaf is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Turkish.
In France: #768 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Asaf
- Asaf Avidan (born 1980)Israeli singer, songwriter and musician
- Asaf Jah I of Hyderabad (1671–1748)18th-century Nizam of Hyderabad
- Asaf Jah VI of Hyderabad (1866–1911)King of Hyderabad
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