Fun Facts About the Name Asafe
- 21 babies named Asafe: U.S. records list 21 babies given the name Asafe from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Asafe Mean?
Asafe is the Portuguese form of the Hebrew name Asaph (אָסָף), generally understood to mean "gatherer" or "collector." The name rests on the Hebrew root ʾsp (אסף), "to gather," "to collect," or "to bring in."
The Hebrew name contains no element meaning "God"; its sense comes from the verb for gathering. Some explanations treat names of this shape as shortened forms of longer, God-containing names, but for Asaph that is a suggestion rather than a documented reading, and "gatherer" is the meaning normally given.
Portuguese Bibles use Asafe for the biblical figure, while the related Spanish form is Asaf. The final -e is a feature of Portuguese spelling and is not part of the Hebrew name.
Asafe Name History & Origins
Asaph is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. Its most prominent bearer is Asaph son of Berechiah, a Levite whom the books of Chronicles list among the musicians placed in charge of worship in the reigns of David and Solomon. He is tied to the temple singers, and the "sons of Asaph" appear as a hereditary guild of singers in Ezra and Nehemiah.
Psalms 50 and 73 - 83 carry headings naming Asaph, which linked the name to psalmody and to that guild. Other biblical figures share the name, including the father of Joah the royal recorder in 2 Kings and the keeper of the king's forest in Nehemiah.
Through the Latin Bible the name passed into European languages. Portuguese translators used Asafe, and that form was taken up as a given name in Portugal and Brazil. A separate tradition attaches the form Asaph to a sixth-century Welsh saint and to the town and cathedral of St Asaph in Wales; that English and Welsh use is a parallel development, not the source of the Portuguese Asafe.
How Popular is the Name Asafe?
Asafe has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2024. Its best rank was #9,021 in 2024.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,797 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,021 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,981 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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