Boys' name · since 1978
Asaf
Asaf has 408 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,282 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 408
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Asaf is the #5282 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 408 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Asaf recorded 408 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #5282 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #8,902 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,282 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 408 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asaf ranks #8,902 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,282 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 408 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,902 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,282 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 408
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
Asaf's 408 recorded births place it above 80.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Asaf compares
408 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Asaf's all-time total is 11% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asaf | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 408 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Asaf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Asaf's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Asaf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Asaf by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (100 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Asaf's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Asaf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 100 births (25% of all-time use).
Asaf by state
Where Asaf concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
16 of 408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Asafs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Asaf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Asaf draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.