US rank #14198 Girls' name Peak 2020 36 births

Affinity — #14198 US girls' name

36 babies named Affinity in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s102020s21
#14198
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 20% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Affinity was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

8 babies were named Affinity in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Affinity

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Affinity between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Affinity currently holds the #14198 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Affinity performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Affinity shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Affinity in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Affinity at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

36

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2020

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#14,198

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Affinity popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 202420232020201920181998 5

Affinity by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
21 births that decade — 58% of Affinity's all-time total
1990s52010s102020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Affinity?
36 babies have been named Affinity since 1998. It currently ranks #14198 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Affinity most popular?
Affinity was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Affinity been used?
Affinity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Affinity?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Affie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.