Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1982

Afton

Gender Unisex · 86% girls Rank 2025 #3,519 Trend ↓ Falling 47%
Rank 2025
#3,519
among girls · ↑121 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Afton · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 37,378
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1982
186 babies
All-time total
6,077
#2,494 all-time among girls
First recorded
1895
in Social Security records

Afton popularity over time

6,077 babies have been named Afton since 1895, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 18 – 18 2 – #1,279
1900s 91 – 91 9 +406% #946
1910s 461 120 581 58 +538% #784
1920s 475 159 634 63 +9% #907
1930s 213 56 269 27 -58% #1,289
1940s 95 33 128 13 -52% #2,298
1950s 20 15 35 4 -73% #4,321
1960s 29 5 34 3 -3% #5,462
1970s 57 6 63 6 +85% #4,725
1980s 1,206 30 1,236 124 +1862% #823
1990s 580 48 628 63 -49% #1,543
2000s 719 152 871 87 +39% #1,966
2010s 921 162 1,083 108 +24% #1,814
2020s (to 2025) 338 68 406 68 -38% #2,115

Where Afton 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 39 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 33 0.02 outside top 500
2029 31 0.02 outside top 500
2030 29 0.02 outside top 500

Where Afton is most popular

Girls named Afton per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.031 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Virginia, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Afton born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 80 0.961 +2995%
Virginia 18 0.106 +240%
Minnesota 11 0.102 +228%
Texas 5 0.006 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Afton

Afton is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,519 in 2025 with 43 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1895, 6,077 American babies have been named Afton, about 86% girls and 14% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1982, when 186 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

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 Afton stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Afton?

The median living Afton is about 24 years old; half are between 12 and 39. An estimated 4,400 people named Afton are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Afton 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 43 #3,519 9 #8,265
2024 42 #3,640 14 #6,207
2023 49 #3,275 13 #6,530
2022 54 #3,033 7 #9,854
2021 64 #2,674 11 #7,108
2020 86 #2,115 14 #5,988
2019 88 #2,128 19 #4,959
2018 90 #2,113 12 #6,712
2017 84 #2,238 13 #6,345
2016 85 #2,248 16 #5,557
2015 96 #2,040 7 #9,600
2014 100 #1,982 17 #5,256
2013 112 #1,814 19 #4,807
2012 92 #2,079 23 #4,254
2011 82 #2,274 15 #5,679
2010 92 #2,136 21 #4,521
2009 82 #2,359 23 #4,283
2008 107 #1,966 23 #4,269
2007 74 #2,509 21 #4,497
2006 69 #2,603 15 #5,529
2005 84 #2,181 16 #5,039
2004 64 #2,589 15 #5,248
2003 65 #2,497 18 #4,430
2002 59 #2,605 11 #6,096
2001 61 #2,512 10 #6,455
2000 54 #2,708 – –
1995 48 #2,588 6 #7,813
1990 99 #1,543 – –
1985 136 #1,074 – –
1980 12 #5,548 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 5 #6,545 – –
1960 6 #5,701 – –
1955 7 #4,743 – –
1950 7 #4,321 5 #3,690
1945 6 #4,027 6 #2,996
1940 13 #2,298 10 #2,323
1935 19 #1,779 – –
1930 34 #1,289 6 #3,598
1925 55 #1,008 15 #2,092
1920 55 #989 21 #1,694
1915 49 #944 20 #1,553
1910 14 #1,207 6 #1,422
1905 8 #1,420 – –
1900 5 #1,933 – –
1895 6 #1,428 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Afton?

The median living Afton is about 24 years old. Half of all living Aftons are between 12 and 39 years old.

How many people named Afton are alive today?

An estimated 4,400 people named Afton are alive in the United States, based on 6,077 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Afton in 2025?

Afton ranked #3,519 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 43 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Afton?

6,077 babies have been named Afton in the United States since 1895, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Afton most popular?

Afton peaked in 1982, when 186 newborns received the name.

Is Afton a boy or girl name?

Afton is used for both: about 86% of babies named Afton have been girls and 14% boys.

Is the name Afton rising or falling?

Afton is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Afton become more popular?

Afton is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 girls named Afton 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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