Asael
A Hebrew masculine name meaning "God has made".
Name Census estimates that about 1,535 living Americans carry the first name Asael. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Asael today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Asael births was 2024 (71 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Asael. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Asael with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Asael is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 223,293 Americans
Peak year
2024
71 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,093
Tracked since 1975
Census
Asael in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,650 people with the first name Asael, which placed it at #8,713 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,713
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,650 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
93.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Asael
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Asael is Hispanic at 93.8%. The next largest groups are White (3.5%) and Black (2.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Asael described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Asael at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino93.8% · 1,547
- White3.5% · 57
- Black or African American2.1% · 34
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 4
- Two or more races0.2% · 3
Popularity
Asael: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Asael from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 526 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Asael remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Asael by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Asael during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Asaels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Asael, while New York, Colorado, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 105 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Asael
The name Asael is of Hebrew origin, derived from the biblical name Azael, which means "God has reserved" or "God has helped". It is a masculine name that dates back to ancient times and has its roots in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament.
In the Book of Genesis, Asael is mentioned as one of the sons of Eliphaz, who was the son of Esau. This name appears in the genealogical records of the Edomites, an ancient Semitic people who inhabited the region of Edom, located in modern-day southern Jordan and the Negev desert of Israel.
The name Asael gained further significance in the apocryphal Book of Enoch, an ancient Jewish text written between the 3rd century BCE and the 1st century CE. In this work, Asael is depicted as a fallen angel who taught humanity various arts and technologies, leading to moral corruption and divine punishment.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Asael was a Jewish scholar and Talmudic sage from the 3rd century CE. He is mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud as a disciple of the renowned Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi, the redactor of the Mishnah.
In the 9th century CE, Asael ben Abraham was a prominent Jewish philosopher and scholar from Mesopotamia. He is known for his work on the philosophical interpretation of the Bible and his contributions to the field of Jewish theology.
During the Middle Ages, Asael was a relatively uncommon name among Jewish communities in Europe. However, it resurfaced in the 16th century with Asael ben Elijah, a Jewish kabbalist and mystic from Safed, in present-day Israel.
In more recent times, Asael Ades (1921-2021) was a notable Cuban-American artist and painter, known for his vibrant abstract expressionist works. He was born in Havana, Cuba, and later immigrated to the United States, where he had a significant impact on the Miami art scene.
Another notable figure with the name Asael was Asael Braverman (1884-1944), a Lithuanian-born Jewish author and playwright. He wrote in Yiddish and Hebrew, and his works explored themes of Jewish identity, culture, and the challenges faced by immigrants in the early 20th century.
While the name Asael is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of the cultural heritage and history of Jewish communities around the world, carrying with it the weight of ancient traditions, religious narratives, and the stories of individuals who have borne this name throughout the centuries.
People
Asael + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Asael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Asael: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Asael?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,535 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Asael going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 223,293 US residents.
Is Asael a common name?
We classify Asael as "Rare". It ranks above 92.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,555 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Asael most popular?
The single biggest year for Asael was 2024, when 71 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Asael is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Asael in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,650 people with the name Asael, or 0.55 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,713 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Asael in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Asael?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Asael leans strongly male. 1,629 people counted with this name were male (98.4%), compared with 26 female bearers (1.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Asael?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Asael is Hispanic at 93.8%. The next largest groups are White (3.5%) and Black (2.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Asael most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Asael in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.8% (1,547 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Asael in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Asael a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Asael in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Asael still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Asael in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Asael can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Asael?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.