The baby name Asenath is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈsɛnəθ/ (uh-SEN-uhth).
Asenath is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Asenath is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈsɛnəθ/ (uh-SEN-uhth).
Asenath is Hebrew in Origin.
Asenath is a feminine name of Egyptian origin, transmitted through the Hebrew Bible. It likely derives from theophoric Egyptian elements meaning “(she) belongs to Neith,” the war-and-wisdom goddess, and appears in Hebrew as Osnat (אָסְנַת) and in Greek as Aseneth (Ἀσενέθ). Related variants include Aseneth, Osnat/Oznat, and, less commonly, Assenath. The standard English form is Asenath.
The name enters Western tradition via Genesis, where Asenath is the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, and the wife of Joseph, mother of Ephraim and Manasseh. A Hellenistic Jewish romance, Joseph and Aseneth, elaborated her story and kept the name in circulation through Greek and early Christian literature. In English, Asenath remained rare but saw some use among Puritans and 19th‑century Bible readers (e.g., reformer Asenath Nicholson). Today it is uncommon in the Anglophone world but familiar in modern Israel as Osnat.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #766 | 21 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #906 | 11 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #991 | 2 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
Asenath is popular in 24 countries — most recent births per country:
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