Asaph
Boy · AY-saf · Hebrew
Asaph is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he gathered, collector”. In 2025 it ranked 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Asaph mean?
Hebrew: biblical Hebrew name
“he gathered, collector”
Asaph was King David's chief musician; twelve psalms (50 and 73-83) bear his name.
- Say it
- AY-saf
Is Asaph a girl's or a boy's name?
Asaph is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Asaph in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 boys.
Asaph in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
How popular is Asaph in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Asaph, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Asaph in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were given Asaph or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,273, up from #3,657 for this spelling alone.
- Asaph 30
- Asaf 18
Asaph in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Names like Asaph
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Asaph
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