Total births
358
Girls' name · since 1973
Afiya
Afiya has 358 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9720
- among girls today
- 358
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Afiya is the #9720 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 358 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afiya has been recorded 358 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #9720 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 1973 to 2025.
- #9720 among girls today
- 358 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Afiya is currently the #9720 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 358 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9720
- among girls today
- 358
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Afiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9720
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
27% of everyone ever named Afiya was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
27 babies were named Afiya in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Afiya compares
358 49th 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
Afiya's all-time total is 6% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afiya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 358 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 48 | 19,840 |
Afiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Afiya's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Afiya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#9,720
Active since
1973
Afiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Afiya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Afiya's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Afiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 97 births (27% of all-time use).
Afiya by state
Where Afiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afiya? ▼
Since 1973, Social Security records show 358 babies named Afiya. Today it holds rank #9720 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 27 births.
When was Afiya most popular? ▼
Afiya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Afiya most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Afiya are New York (25 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Afiya been used? ▼
Afiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 53 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Afiya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afia, Afiyah, Afifa, Afi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Afiya's data
- New York records the most Afiyas (25 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 Afiya
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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, 1973–2025 (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. "Afiya: #9720 Girls' Name - 358 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afiya. 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 Afiya 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.