Given name & surname
Asael
“God has created”
Asael is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has created.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God has created.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Asael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,644
- 1,644 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 89 babies
- 2025
- 89
- #1,793 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +74%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 89 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,793 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 73.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,655 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Asael’s family of names
Asael has a related form in Asiel. In German usage, Asael has a related form in Asahel. Asael has a related form in Asahel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Asael
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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