Recorded 1972–1980 Girls' name Peak 1977 52 births

Afi — girls' name

52 babies named Afi in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s6
1970s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Afi was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

13 babies were named Afi in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Afi

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Afi between 1972 and 1980, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Afi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Afi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Afi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Afi 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 52 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.

Afi at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

52

Since 1972

9 years of records

Peak year

1977

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1972

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1980

Afi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1972

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1977)
13
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
468101214 198019781977197619731972 12

Afi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 88% of Afi's all-time total
1970s461980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Afi?
52 babies have been named Afi since 1972. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1977 with 13 births.
When was Afi most popular?
Afi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Afi been used?
Afi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 9 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Afi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afia, Afiya, Afiyah, Afifa, and 2 more. 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, 1972–1980 (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.