Assaf
From Hebrew, where it means gatherer or collector. Just over 140 men and boys carry it across Poland, few enough that most people here have never met one.
Assaf Pronunciation
What Assaf means
Where Assaf comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Asaph appears in the Hebrew Bible as a Levite and a chief musician in the court of King David. The name comes from Hebrew אָסָף, built on a root that means to gather or to collect. The meaning is plain: gatherer, collector.
Twelve psalms name him in their headings, among them Psalm 50 and the run from 73 to 83. Jewish tradition remembers the sons of Asaph as a guild of temple singers, a family line that came back from Babylon to sing again. A gatherer, in that world, was the one who drew scattered voices into a single line of song.
The name never grew a Polish diminutive. In a school register it would stand in its Hebrew shape, Assaf, with no Kuba or Staś beside it to soften it. The root אָסָף still says one thing: to gather.
How many people are named Assaf
1 in 149274 men in Poland is named Assaf. 143 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2733 among male names.
Assaf's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Assaf as a middle name
Assaf is a first name for 143 men in Poland and a middle name for another 2, a 99/1 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 7264th, between Asmi (2) and Asteriusz (2).
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#7262 Askold2
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#7263 Asmi2
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#7264 Assaf2
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#7265 Asteriusz2
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#7266 Ataberk2