Asaf

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gatherer or one who gathers.

Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Asaf by the numbers

Asaf was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 15 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Asaf. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Asaphysician, healer659 in the US (2017)
  • Asadlion32 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arafthe barrier between paradise and hell in Islamic tradition14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Asifstrong; mighty5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Asai11 in the US (2017)
  • Asar11 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Asaf

Names that are said the same way as Asaf, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Asaphcollector or gatherer18 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Asaf

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