Boys' name · since 2009

Affaan

Affaan has 5 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#39,083 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 2009
2000s
peak decade

Affaan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 5 recorded since 2009.

Affaan has 5 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2009.

  • #39,083 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 5 born since 2009
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Affaan ranks #39,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 2009, peaking in the 2000s.

#39,083 of 45,481
all-time among boys
5
born since 2009
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Affaan's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Affaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2009)
5
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
5 2009 5

Affaan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Affaan's strongest decade.

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

Affaan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Affaan?
Since 2009, Social Security records show 5 babies named Affaan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #39,083 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 5 births.
Where does Affaan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Affaan ranks #39,083 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Affaan most popular?
Affaan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Affaan been used?
Records for Affaan go back to 2009, giving 1 year of history through 2009.
What names are similar to Affaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Affan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Affaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2009 (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 Affaan 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.