Total births
226
Girls' name · since 1979
Afra
226 babies named Afra in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7718
- among girls today
- 226
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 56%
- more common than other girls
226 babies have been named Afra since 1979, making it today's #7718 girls' name.
Afra has 226 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7718 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #7718 among girls today
- 226 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
- 56% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Afra is currently the #7718 girls' name in America, more common than 56% of girls - 226 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7718
- among girls today
- 226
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 56%
- more common than other girls
Afra vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7718
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 56% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Afra was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
23 babies were named Afra in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Afra compares
226 39th percentile among 17,726 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
Afra's all-time total is 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afra | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 226 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 48 | 19,840 |
Afra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Afra splits its recorded history at 2009: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Afra at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,718
Active since
1979
Afra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Afra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Afra's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Afra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 75 births (33% of all-time use).
Afra by state
Where Afra concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.7% |
New York share of Afra's total US births 2.7%
6 of 226 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Afra? ▼
Afra has been given to 226 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #7718 as of the latest data. 23 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Afra most popular? ▼
Afra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Afra most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Afra are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Afra been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Afra since 1979 -- 47 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Afra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Africa, Afreen, Afrah, Afrika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Afra's data
- New York records the most Afras (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- 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 Afra
Nearby Names Like Afra
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Afra
Africa Girl
#15693 1,042 births
Afreen Girl
#12640 288 births
Afrah Girl
#11520 282 births
Afrika Girl
239 births
Afrin Girl
#11813 53 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1979–2025 (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. "Afra: #7718 Girls' Name - 226 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/afra. 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 Afra 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 June 2026.