Total births
131
Girls' name · since 1990
Afifa
Afifa has 131 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9817
- among girls today
- 131
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
131 babies have been named Afifa since 1990, making it today's #9817 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afifa has been recorded 131 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #9817 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #9817 among girls today
- 131 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Afifa is currently the #9817 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 131 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9817
- among girls today
- 131
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Afifa vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9817
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Afifa was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
11 babies were named Afifa in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
How Afifa compares
131 29th percentile among 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
Afifa's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afifa | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 131 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Afifa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Afifa's full recorded timeline at 2016, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Afifa at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2006
Current rank
#9,817
Active since
1990
Afifa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Afifa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Afifa's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Afifa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 47 births (36% of all-time use).
Afifa by state
Where Afifa concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.8% |
New York share of Afifa's total US births 3.8%
5 of 131 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afifa? ▼
Afifa has been given to 131 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9817 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Afifa most popular? ▼
Afifa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Afifa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Afifa are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Afifa been used? ▼
Afifa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Afifa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afia, Afiya, Afiyah, Afi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Afifa's data
- New York records the most Afifas (5 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 Afifa
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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, 1990–2025 (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. "Afifa: #9817 Girls' Name - 131 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afifa. 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 Afifa 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.