Total births
158
Girls' name · since 2012
Afiyah
Afiyah has 158 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5138
- among girls today
- 158
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 71%
- more common than other girls
158 babies have been named Afiyah since 2012, making it today's #5138 girls' name.
Afiyah has 158 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5138 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #5138 among girls today
- 158 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
- 71% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Afiyah is currently the #5138 girls' name in America, more common than 71% of girls - 158 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5138
- among girls today
- 158
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 71%
- more common than other girls
Afiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5138
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 71% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Afiyah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
26 babies were named Afiyah in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Afiyah compares
158 32th 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
Afiyah's all-time total is 59% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afiyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 48 | 19,840 |
Afiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Afiyah splits its recorded history at 2019: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Afiyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#5,138
Active since
2012
Afiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Afiyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Afiyah's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Afiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 104 births (66% of all-time use).
Afiyah by state
Where Afiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afiyah? ▼
158 babies have been named Afiyah since 2012. It currently ranks #5138 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 26 births.
When was Afiyah most popular? ▼
Afiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Afiyah most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Afiyah are New York (23 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Afiyah been used? ▼
Records for Afiyah go back to 2012, giving 14 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Afiyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afia, Afiya, Afifa, Afi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Afiyah's data
- New York records the most Afiyahs (23 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 Afiyah
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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, 2012–2025 (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. "Afiyah: #5138 Girls' Name - 158 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afiyah. 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 Afiyah 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.