Total births
621
Girls' name · since 1972
Afia
621 babies named Afia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4596
- among girls today
- 621
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 74%
- more common than other girls
621 babies have been named Afia since 1972, making it today's #4596 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afia has been recorded 621 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #4596 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4596 among girls today
- 621 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
- 74% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Afia is currently the #4596 girls' name in America, more common than 74% of girls - 621 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4596
- among girls today
- 621
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 74%
- more common than other girls
Afia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#4596
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 74% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Afia was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
30 babies were named Afia in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Afia compares
621 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Afia's all-time total is 63% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 621 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 48 | 19,840 |
Afia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Afia's full recorded timeline at 2002, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Afia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#4,596
Active since
1972
Afia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Afia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Afia's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Afia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 179 births (29% of all-time use).
How Afia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Afia's total volume
Afia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Afia by state
Where Afia concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afia? ▼
Since 1972, Social Security records show 621 babies named Afia. Today it holds rank #4596 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 30 births.
When was Afia most popular? ▼
Afia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Afia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Afia are New York (91 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Afia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Afia since 1972 -- 54 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Afia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afiya, Afiyah, Afifa, Afi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Afia's data
- Afia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (179 total births) through the 2020s (136) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Afias (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Afia
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Afia
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Afia
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Daisha #4593
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Emili #4599
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Sommer #4592
6,080 births · Peak 1977
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Afia: #4596 Girls' Name - 621 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Afia 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 June 2026.