Asahel comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning Created by God.
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How popular is Asahel?
2021peak year
Today, Asahel is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #7534), with only about 11 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2021, 17 babies were given the name (ranked #5361 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Asahel has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 289 babies have been registered as Asahel since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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