Boys' name · since 2004
Afeef
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Afeef, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Afeef sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afeef has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2004, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2022.
- #30,503 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afeef ranks #30,503 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,503 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
Afeef's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Afeef's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Afeef splits its recorded history at 2005: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Afeef popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2022
- Peak year (2004)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Afeef by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
2000s was Afeef's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Afeef births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Afeef's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- 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 Afeef
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Two nationwide peer axes for Afeef: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2004–2022 (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 Afeef 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.