Boys' name · since 2008
Afraz
91 babies named Afraz in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,444 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 91
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Afraz currently ranks #9444 among boys' names in America, with 91 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Afraz recorded 91 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #9444 nationally today, ahead of 32% of boys, 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.
- #18,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,444 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 91 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afraz ranks #18,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,444 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 91 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,444 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 91
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Afraz's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Afraz compares
91 24th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Afraz's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afraz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 91 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Afraz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Afraz's full recorded timeline at 2017, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Afraz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Afraz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Afraz's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Afraz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (52% of all-time use).
Afraz by state
Where Afraz concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 12.1% |
11 of 91 births nationwide.
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What to do with Afraz's data
- Afraz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Afrazs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Afraz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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 Afraz 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.