Unisex name · since 1985
Afnan
670 babies named Afnan in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,419 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 670
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Afnan is the #3419 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 670 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Afnan recorded 670 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #3419 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #9,807 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,419 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 670 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afnan ranks #9,807 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,419 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 670 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,419 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 670
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Afnan's 670 recorded births place it above 86.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Afnan compares
670 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 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
Afnan's all-time total is 78% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afnan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 670 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Afnan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Afnan's SSA record in two at 2008 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 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Afnan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Afnan popularity over time - boys
197 total births recorded since 2002 (Afnan as boys' name)
Afnan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (223 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Afnan's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Afnan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 223 births (33% of all-time use).
How Afnan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Afnan's total volume
Afnan by state
Where Afnan concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
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What to do with Afnan's data
- Afnan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (223 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Afnans (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Afnan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Afnan 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 August 2026.