Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Afnan

Gender Unisex · 77% girls Rank 2025 #3,392 Trend ↑ Rising 81%
Rank 2025
#3,392
among girls · ↑68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
62
named Afnan · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
62 babies
All-time total
867
#9,809 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Afnan popularity over time

867 babies have been named Afnan since 1985, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
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1980s 12 – 12 1 – #9,254
1990s 79 – 79 8 +558% #5,428
2000s 141 49 190 19 +141% #6,815
2010s 223 80 303 30 +59% #4,547
2020s (to 2025) 215 68 283 47 +56% #3,392

Where Afnan 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 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 57 0.04 outside top 500
2029 60 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Afnan

Afnan is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,392 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 867 American babies have been named Afnan, about 77% girls and 23% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 62 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 Afnan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Afnan?

The median living Afnan is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 900 people named Afnan are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Afnan year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 45 #3,392 17 #5,403
2024 45 #3,460 12 #6,846
2023 35 #4,117 11 #7,300
2022 28 #4,794 7 #9,853
2021 42 #3,617 9 #8,185
2020 20 #5,854 12 #6,628
2019 30 #4,547 10 #7,657
2018 22 #5,623 18 #5,110
2017 30 #4,577 13 #6,344
2016 23 #5,628 15 #5,797
2015 27 #4,984 8 #8,758
2014 15 #7,648 5 #12,163
2013 19 #6,471 – –
2012 19 #6,587 – –
2011 14 #8,212 6 #10,844
2010 24 #5,603 5 #12,280
2009 19 #6,815 – –
2008 18 #7,084 8 #9,032
2007 16 #7,741 9 #8,183
2006 13 #8,719 6 #10,696
2005 17 #6,822 5 #11,504
2004 13 #8,270 9 #7,549
2003 8 #11,341 7 #8,662
2002 10 #9,499 5 #10,703
2001 13 #7,733 – –
2000 14 #7,165 – –
1995 7 #10,528 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 5 #10,690 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Afnan?

The median living Afnan is about 9 years old. Half of all living Afnans are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Afnan are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Afnan are alive in the United States, based on 867 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Afnan in 2025?

Afnan ranked #3,392 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Afnan?

867 babies have been named Afnan in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Afnan most popular?

Afnan peaked in 2025, when 62 newborns received the name.

Is Afnan a boy or girl name?

Afnan is used for both: about 77% of babies named Afnan have been girls and 23% boys.

Is the name Afnan rising or falling?

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

Will Afnan become more popular?

Afnan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 girls named Afnan 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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