Total births
21
Boys' name · since 2022
Asafe
21 babies named Asafe in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9822
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other boys
21 babies have been named Asafe since 2022, making it today's #9822 boys' name.
Asafe has 21 recorded births among boys since 2022, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9822 as of the latest data, more common than 31% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2025.
- #9822 among boys today
- 21 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 31% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Asafe is currently the #9822 boys' name in America, more common than 31% of boys - 21 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9822
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- more common than other boys
Asafe vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#9822
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 31% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Asafe was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
8 babies were named Asafe in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Asafe compares
21 8th percentile among 14,294 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
Asafe's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Asafe | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Asafe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Asafe's full recorded timeline at 2024, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Asafe at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,822
Active since
2022
Asafe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Asafe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Asafe's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Asafe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Asafe? ▼
21 babies have been named Asafe since 2022. It currently ranks #9822 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 8 births.
When was Asafe most popular? ▼
Asafe was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Asafe been used? ▼
Asafe has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 4 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Asafe? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asa, Asaiah, Asad, Asael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Asafe
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2022–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Asafe: #9822 Boys' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/asafe. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Asafe 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 July 2026.