US rank #10495 Boys' name Peak 2012 83 births

Afraz — #10495 US boys' name

83 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.

2000s62010s472020s30
#10495
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 26% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Afraz was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

12 babies were named Afraz in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Afraz

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Afraz between 2008 and 2024, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Afraz currently holds the #10495 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Afraz performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Afraz shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Afraz in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Afraz 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 83 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.

Afraz at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

83

Since 2008

17 years of records

Peak year

2012

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,495

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2008

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2024

Afraz popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 20242023202120202017201620142012201120102008 6

Afraz by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
47 births that decade — 57% of Afraz's all-time total
2000s62010s472020s30

Afraz by state

Where Afraz concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Afraz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 13.3%
New York share of Afraz's total US births 13.3%

11 of 83 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Afraz?
83 babies have been named Afraz since 2008. It currently ranks #10495 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 12 births.
When was Afraz most popular?
Afraz was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Afraz most popular?
The top states for the name Afraz are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Afraz been used?
Afraz has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Afraz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afrim, Afred. 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, 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.