Girls' name · since 1985
Afaf
Afaf has 52 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Afaf sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1985.
Afaf has 52 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2021.
- #34,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afaf ranks #34,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #34,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Afaf's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Afaf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Afaf's full recorded timeline at 2014, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Afaf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2021
- Peak year (2015)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Afaf by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Afaf's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Afaf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Afaf's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Afaf
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Afaf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1985–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Afaf 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 August 2026.