Assaf
Assaf is both a masculine given name and a surname. This spelling in English represents two unrelated names, Hebrew אָסָף /(ʔ)aˈsaf/ and Arabic عَسَاف /ʕa.saːf/, both of which can be used as given names and surnames. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Assaf
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Assaf is both a masculine given name and a surname. This spelling in English represents two unrelated names, Hebrew אָסָף /(ʔ)aˈsaf/ and Arabic عَسَاف /ʕa.saːf/, both of which can be used as given names and surnames. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Assaf
Assaf first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 6 Assafs were born — ranking #9,112 that year. As of 2026, Assaf ranks #9,112 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 11 Assafs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Assaf
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Assaf Amdursky (born 1971), Israeli singer and producer
- Assaf Azo (born 1984), Israeli football player
- Assaf Bernstein (born 1970), Israeli film writer, director, and producer
- Assaf Cohen (born 1972), American actor
- Assaf Gavron (born 1968), Israeli writer, novelist, translator and musician
- Assaf HaRofeh , Hebrew medical writer known as Asaph the Jew
- Assaf Hefetz (born 1944), Israeli police commissioner
- Assaf Inbari (born 1968), Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
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Names that sound like Assaf
Phonetically similar names — useful when Assaf is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Assaf
Assaf is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Assaf's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #9,112. Use the chart and map above to compare Assaf'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 .
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