Asaph
Asaph is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Asaph
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asaph is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Asaph
Asaph first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 36 births, good for #3,275 nationwide. About 44% of every Asaph on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Asaph ranks #3,415 for baby boys with 34 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). All told, over 468 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Asaph
Phonetically similar names — useful when Asaph is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Asap
- Asea
- Sbh
- Cch
- Csap
- Nsap
- Aesopian
- Sosebee
- Ccb
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Asaph
Asaph is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 468 births in the dataset. Asaph's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,275. Use the chart and map above to compare Asaph's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.