Fun Facts About the Name Asif
- 603 babies named Asif: U.S. records list 603 babies given the name Asif from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Asif Mean?
Asif is an Arabic masculine name. Its usual etymological explanation is the form ʿĀṣif (عاصف), the active participle of a verb meaning "to blow violently"; as a noun it means "storm" or "tempest." A second form, Āṣif (آصف), is associated with Asif ibn Barakhya, the counselor of Solomon in Islamic tradition. In Persian and Urdu, āṣif came to be used for a vizier or minister, and the name is common in South Asia with that association. The storm sense is the clear literal meaning; the vizier sense is a later title attached to the Āṣif form, whose own literal etymology is uncertain.
Asif Name History & Origins
The Arabic ʿāṣif belongs to the root ʿ-ṣ-f, which is connected with violent wind. Classical Arabic uses the word for a wind that blows fiercely; as a given name it preserves that descriptive sense. In English transliteration, the initial ʿayn of ʿĀṣif is often dropped, while the ā of Āṣif is rendered A; both forms are therefore commonly written Asif.
The Āṣif form has a different route. In Qur'an 27:40, Solomon's courtier who brings the throne of the Queen of Sheba is described only as one who has knowledge of the Book; the Qur'an does not give his name. Later Islamic commentary identifies him as Asif ibn Barakhya, and the name appears in that connection in Islamic tradition. Persian and Urdu usage treated āṣif as a term for a vizier, a usage reflected in South Asian Muslim names.
How Popular is the Name Asif?
Asif 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 1982. Its best rank was #2,171 in 1982.
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 | #6,482 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #5,899 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #7,643 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #10,718 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #6,809 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #12,328 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #12,437 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,789 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #9,738 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,929 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #9,770 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #12,655 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,944 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #8,986 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,477 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #8,363 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #5,520 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #4,832 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,125 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #5,408 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #4,216 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,686 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #4,896 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #4,985 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #3,558 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #7,045 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #3,923 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #4,030 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,126 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #3,472 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1990 | #2,784 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,214 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #2,691 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #2,403 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #2,787 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,720 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #2,619 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #4,543 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #2,171 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #2,345 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #3,108 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #2,582 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1978 | #5,861 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #3,856 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #3,740 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #3,263 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #4,672 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,156 | 5 | 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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