US rank #10940 Girls' name Peak 2024 25 births

Aafia — #10940 US girls' name

25 babies named Aafia in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s19
#10940
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 38% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Aafia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

9 babies were named Aafia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aafia

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Aafia between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aafia currently holds the #10940 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aafia performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aafia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aafia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aafia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

25

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2024

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#10,940

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aafia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
45678910 2024202120202015 6

Aafia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
19 births that decade — 76% of Aafia's all-time total
2010s62020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aafia?
25 babies have been named Aafia since 2015. It currently ranks #10940 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 9 births.
When was Aafia most popular?
Aafia was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Aafia been used?
Aafia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aafia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aafiya, Aafiyah, Aafreen. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.