Given name
Asaph
“one who gathers or collects”
Asaph is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who gathers or collects.”
Original Hebrewאסף
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who gathers or collects.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb asap (אסף), “to gather or collect.”
From biblical name research
The story
The name appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Asaph appears in 1 Chronicles 15:17, 2 Chronicles 29:30, Ezra 2:41 and 2 other passages.
- 1 Chronicles 15:17
- 2 Chronicles 29:30
- Ezra 2:41
- Ezra 3:10
- 2 Kings 18:18
From biblical name research
Asaph through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 431
- 431 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,664 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +57%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,664 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 56.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 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.
Asaph’s family of names
In English usage, Asaph has a related form in Asa. Asaph has a related form in Asif. In English usage, Asaph has a related form in Asaf.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Asavariant · English
- Asafvariant · English
- Asifvariant
- Asafevariant
- Assaphlikely variant
- Asaffvariant · Welsh
- Asifevariant
- Asiphevariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Asaph
- Asaph HallAmerican astronomer (1829–1907)
- Saint AsaphWelsh bishop and saint600–596
- Asaph the Jew6th-century Jewish physician, author of the Book of Assaf
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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