Girls' name · since 1972
Afi
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.
- #34,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
52 girls have been named Afi since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Afi has 52 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1980.
- #34,470 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afi ranks #34,470 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,470 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Afi's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Afi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Afi splits its recorded history at 1977: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Afi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1980
- Peak year (1977)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Afi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (46 births, 88% of the file).
1970s was Afi's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 88% of all-time use.
Afi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (88% of all-time use).
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What to do with Afi's data
- Afi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Afi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1972–1980 (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 Afi 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.