Total births
10
Boys' name · since 2006
Afonso
10 babies named Afonso in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 10
- total births
- 2006–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
10 boys have been named Afonso since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Afonso has 10 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2019.
- 10 total births
- 2006–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 boys have been named Afonso since 2006, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 10
- total births
- 2006–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Afonso was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
5 babies were named Afonso in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Afonso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Afonso's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded.
Afonso at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2006
Afonso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2019
- Peak year (2006)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Afonso by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Afonso's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Afonso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afonso? ▼
Afonso has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 5 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Afonso most popular? ▼
Afonso was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Afonso been used? ▼
Records for Afonso go back to 2006, giving 14 years of history through 2019.
What names are similar to Afonso? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afolabi. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Afonso's data
- Afonso's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Afonso
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Afonso
Compare Afonso side by side: Afonso vs Afolabi
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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, 2006–2019 (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. "Afonso: Baby Name Since 2006 - 10 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afonso. 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 Afonso 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.