Asael
Boy · ah-sah-EL · Hebrew
Asael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has made”. In 2025 it ranked 1,793rd for boys in the US (89 babies).
What does Asael mean?
Hebrew: Spanish form of Asahel
“God has made”
In the Bible, Asahel was a nephew of King David and a brother of Joab, famed for his speed of foot.
- Say it
- ah-sah-EL
Is Asael a girl's or a boy's name?
Asael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 89 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Asael in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 8 boys.
Asael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
How popular is Asael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,793among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 89about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 131% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 89 boys in the US were named Asael, making it the 1,793rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. It first appears in the records in 1975.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Asael of any year since it first appeared, in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Asael in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 531 boys in the US were given Asael or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #549, up from #1,793 for this spelling alone.
Asael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | #1,793 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2,098 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,220 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2,467 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,112 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,368 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,128 |
| 2010 | 70 | #1,974 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,202 |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,236 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,235 |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,309 |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,865 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 64 | #1,842 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Names like Asael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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