Total births
101
Girls' name · since 2016
Aafiyah
Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 101 babies named Aafiyah, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7566
- among girls today
- 101
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Aafiyah is the #7566 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 101 recorded since 2016.
Social Security Administration records show Aafiyah recorded 101 times among girls since 2016, holding rank #7566 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2025.
- #7566 among girls today
- 101 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Aafiyah is currently the #7566 girls' name in America, more common than 57% of girls - 101 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7566
- among girls today
- 101
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- more common than other girls
Aafiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7566
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 57% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Aafiyah was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
20 babies were named Aafiyah in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Aafiyah compares
101 25th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aafiyah's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aafiyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 101 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 48 | 19,840 |
Aafiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aafiyah's full recorded timeline at 2021, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aafiyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#7,566
Active since
2016
Aafiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Aafiyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aafiyah's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Aafiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 79 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aafiyah? ▼
101 babies have been named Aafiyah since 2016. It currently ranks #7566 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 20 births.
When was Aafiyah most popular? ▼
Aafiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Aafiyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aafiyah since 2016 -- 10 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aafiyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aafiya, Aafia, Aafreen. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2016–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aafiyah: #7566 Girls' Name - 101 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aafiyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aafiyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.