Total births
17
Girls' name · since 2020
Afnaan
Afnaan has 17 recorded births since 2020 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 2020–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
17 girls have been named Afnaan since 2020, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afnaan has been recorded 17 times among girls since 2020, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2020 to 2023.
- 17 total births
- 2020–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Afnaan since 2020, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 17
- total births
- 2020–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Afnaan was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
7 babies were named Afnaan in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Afnaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Afnaan's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Afnaan at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2020
Afnaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2023
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Afnaan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Afnaan's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Afnaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afnaan? ▼
Since 2020, Social Security records show 17 babies named Afnaan. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 7 births.
When was Afnaan most popular? ▼
Afnaan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Afnaan been used? ▼
Records for Afnaan go back to 2020, giving 4 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Afnaan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afnan. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2020–2023 (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. "Afnaan: Baby Name Since 2020 - 17 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afnaan. 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 Afnaan 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 July 2026.