Girls' name · since 2008
Afomia
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 180 babies named Afomia, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,654 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 180
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Afomia is the #10654 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 180 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Afomia recorded 180 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #10654 nationally today, ahead of 38% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #20,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,654 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 180 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afomia ranks #20,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,654 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 180 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,654 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 180
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Afomia's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Afomia compares
180 35th percentile among 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
Afomia's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afomia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 180 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Afomia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Afomia splits its recorded history at 2017: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Afomia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Afomia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Afomia's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Afomia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (59% of all-time use).
Afomia by state
Where Afomia concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 180 births nationwide.
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What to do with Afomia's data
- Afomia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Maryland records the most Afomias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Afomia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Afomia 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.