Meaning & Origin
A male given name from Hebrew.
Asaf is a boy's baby name of Hebrew origin meaning 'collector, gatherer.' In the Old Testament, Asaph was a Levite musician appointed by King David as the chief of the temple choir — one of the great musicians of the Hebrew Bible, credited with composing many of the Psalms.
As a given name, Asaf carries both the creativity of the musician and the practicality of the gatherer. For Jewish families or those drawn to genuine biblical names that remain genuinely rare in modern usage, Asaf is a dignified and historically resonant choice.