Afiya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,881

among girls · ↑4,691 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Afiya

How common

1 in 59,528

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

27 babies

All-time total

358

#14,476 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Afiya popularity over time

358 babies have been named Afiya since 1973, 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	–	#6,192
1980s	63	6	+31%	#5,257
1990s	65	7	+3%	#7,101
2000s	27	3	-58%	#12,210
2010s	58	6	+115%	#10,504
2020s (to 2025)	97	16	+179%	#4,881

Where Afiya 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	30	0.02	outside top 500
2027	33	0.02	outside top 500
2028	36	0.02	outside top 500
2029	38	0.02	outside top 500
2030	40	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Afiya

Afiya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,881 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 358 American babies have been named Afiya. Its peak came in 2025, when 27 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 Afiya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Afiya?

The median living Afiya is about 23 years old; half are between 5 and 40. An estimated 400 people named Afiya 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.

Afiya year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	27	#4,881
2024	10	#9,572
2023	19	#6,175
2022	18	#6,464
2021	11	#8,987
2020	12	#8,418
2019	9	#10,504
2018	9	#10,572
2017	7	#12,752
2016	5	#16,302
2015	7	#13,047
2014	–	–
2013	–	–
2012	8	#12,227
2011	7	#13,383
2010	6	#14,996
2009	–	–
2008	5	#17,578
2007	5	#17,698
2006	5	#17,236
2005	–	–
2004	5	#16,156
2003	–	–
2002	7	#12,210
2001	–	–
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	9	#8,507
1985	7	#8,327
1980	12	#5,547
1975	8	#6,489
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 Afiya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Afiya?

The median living Afiya is about 23 years old. Half of all living Afiyas are between 5 and 40 years old.

How many people named Afiya are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Afiya are alive in the United States, based on 358 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Afiya in 2025?

Afiya ranked #4,881 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Afiya?

358 babies have been named Afiya in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Afiya most popular?

Afiya peaked in 2025, when 27 newborns received the name.

Is Afiya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Afiya rising or falling?

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

Will Afiya become more popular?

Afiya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Afiya 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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