Total births
11
Boys' name · since 2020
Afan
Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Afan, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 2020–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
11 boys have been named Afan since 2020, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Afan has 11 recorded births among boys since 2020, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2022.
- 11 total births
- 2020–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 boys have been named Afan since 2020, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 11
- total births
- 2020–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Afan was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
6 babies were named Afan in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
Afan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Afan splits its recorded history at 2022: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Afan at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2020
Afan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2022
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Afan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Afan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Afan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afan? ▼
Since 2020, Social Security records show 11 babies named Afan. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 6 births.
When was Afan most popular? ▼
Afan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Afan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Afan since 2020 -- 3 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Afan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afaan, Afa, Afari. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2020–2022 (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. "Afan: Baby Name Since 2020 - 11 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afan. 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 Afan 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.