The first name Asif

In 2025, 5 boys were named Asif, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 30 births (#564).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Asif with other names.

In 2025, 13 boys born in the United States were named Asif, the 6,482nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 24 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Asif Kapadia
  British film director, born 1972
• Asif Bajwa
  Field hockey player, born 1972
• Asif Nawaz
  Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan, 1991–1993
• Asif Azam Siddiqi
  American writer, born 1966
• Asif Mohiuddin
  Bangladeshi blogger and activist, born 1984
• Asif Mujtaba
  Cricketer, born 1967
• Asfi bin Barkhiya
  Figure in Islamic tradition who brought Queen of Sheba's throne to Solomon

• Mehdi
• Mujtaba
• Farhad
• Seyed

All 27 names of Persian origin

What does the name Asif mean?

Asif means “to gather”, “name of solomon's vizier” in Persian.

What is the origin of the name Asif?

From Hebrew אסף (asef, “to gather”); or Persian, Urdu آصف (āsaf, “name of Solomon's vizier”).

How popular is the name Asif?

In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Asif, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 1996, with 30 births.

Is Asif a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 603 US babies named Asif since 1880 were boys.

When was Asif most popular?

1982 in the United States, when 24 babies were named Asif, its highest rank at 2,171st.

Is Asif also a surname?

Yes. Asif is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.