US rank #14532 Girls' name Peak 2017 171 births

Afomia — #14532 US girls' name

171 babies named Afomia in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s1062020s48
#14532
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 18% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Afomia was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

19 babies were named Afomia in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Afomia

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Afomia between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Afomia currently holds the #14532 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Afomia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Afomia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Afomia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Afomia 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 171 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.

Afomia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

171

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2017

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,532

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Afomia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2008

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
19
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092008 7

Afomia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
106 births that decade — 62% of Afomia's all-time total
2000s172010s1062020s48

Afomia by state

Where Afomia concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Afomia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
5 2.9%
Maryland share of Afomia's total US births 2.9%

5 of 171 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Afomia?
171 babies have been named Afomia since 2008. It currently ranks #14532 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 19 births.
When was Afomia most popular?
Afomia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Afomia most popular?
The top states for the name Afomia are Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Afomia been used?
Afomia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Afomia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afomiya. 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, 2008–2024 (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.