US rank #5125 Girls' name Peak 2022 145 births

Afiyah — #5125 US girls' name

145 babies named Afiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s542020s91
#5125
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

63% 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.

What the Data Says About Afiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Afiyah between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Afiyah currently holds the #5125 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Afiyah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Afiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Afiyah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Afiyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 145 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Afiyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

145

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2022

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,125

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Afiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
26
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
051015202530 202420232022202120202019201820172016201420132012 5

Afiyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
91 births that decade — 63% of Afiyah's all-time total
2010s542020s91

Afiyah by state

Where Afiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Afiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 12.4%
#2 Texas
7 4.8%
New York share of Afiyah's total US births 12.4%
Even split

18 of 145 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Afiyah?
145 babies have been named Afiyah since 2012. It currently ranks #5125 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 26 births.
When was Afiyah most popular?
Afiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Afiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Afiyah are New York (18 births), Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Afiyah been used?
Afiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2012–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.