Recorded 2006–2019 Boys' name Peak 2006 10 births

Afonso — boys' name

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.

2000s52010s5

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.

What the Data Says About Afonso

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Afonso between 2006 and 2019, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Afonso currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Afonso performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Afonso shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Afonso 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 10 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.

Afonso at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

10

Since 2006

14 years of records

Peak year

2006

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

2006

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2019

Afonso popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2006

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2006)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 20192006 5

Afonso by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5 births that decade — 50% of Afonso's all-time total
2000s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Afonso?
10 babies have been named Afonso since 2006. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2006 with 5 births.
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?
Afonso has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 14 years of data 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.

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, 2006–2019 (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.