Boys' name · since 2015

Afa

Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 5 babies named Afa, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

5
total births
2015–2015
years on record
2010s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Afa sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 2015.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afa has been recorded 5 times among boys since 2015, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2015.

  • 5 total births
  • 2015–2015 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

5 boys have been named Afa since 2015, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2015.

5
total births
2015–2015
years on record
2010s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Afa was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

5 babies were named Afa in 2015 - its busiest year on record.

Afa at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

5

Since 2015

1 years of records

Peak year

2015

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2015

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2015

Afa popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2015)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 2015 5

Afa by decade

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

2010s was Afa's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Afa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Afa?
5 babies have been named Afa since 2015. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2015 with 5 births.
When was Afa most popular?
Afa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Afa been used?
Records for Afa go back to 2015, giving 1 year of history through 2015.
What names are similar to Afa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afan, Afaan, Afari. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2015–2015 (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. "Afa: Baby Name Since 2015 - 5 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afa. 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 Afa 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.