Afia: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,102

among girls · ↓541 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Afia · -17% vs 2024

How common

1 in 64,291

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

30 babies

All-time total

621

#10,326 all-time among girls

First recorded

1972

in Social Security records

Afia popularity over time

621 babies have been named Afia since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	48	5	–	#6,488
1980s	26	3	-46%	#8,534
1990s	66	7	+154%	#6,623
2000s	166	17	+152%	#5,233
2010s	179	18	+8%	#5,344
2020s (to 2025)	136	23	+27%	#4,561

Where Afia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	26	0.02	outside top 500
2027	27	0.02	outside top 500
2028	27	0.02	outside top 500
2029	28	0.02	outside top 500
2030	29	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Afia

Afia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,102 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 621 American babies have been named Afia. Its peak came in 2024, when 30 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Afia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Afia?

The median living Afia is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 24. An estimated 600 people named Afia are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Afia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	25	#5,102
2024	30	#4,561
2023	20	#5,970
2022	16	#6,988
2021	17	#6,698
2020	28	#4,648
2019	21	#5,800
2018	18	#6,527
2017	24	#5,344
2016	12	#8,891
2015	23	#5,658
2014	15	#7,647
2013	17	#7,041
2012	19	#6,586
2011	15	#7,790
2010	15	#7,890
2009	20	#6,553
2008	13	#8,984
2007	27	#5,233
2006	18	#6,849
2005	16	#7,149
2004	20	#5,975
2003	17	#6,581
2002	14	#7,450
2001	9	#10,121
2000	12	#8,037
1995	5	#13,421
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	8	#6,488
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Afia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Afia?

The median living Afia is about 15 years old. Half of all living Afias are between 6 and 24 years old.

How many people named Afia are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Afia are alive in the United States, based on 621 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Afia mean?

A female given name. A female given name from Arabic.

How popular is the name Afia in 2025?

Afia ranked #5,102 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Afia?

621 babies have been named Afia in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Afia most popular?

Afia peaked in 2024, when 30 newborns received the name.

Is Afia a boy or girl name?

Afia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Afia rising or falling?

Afia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Afia become more popular?

Afia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Afia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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