Girls' name · since 1995
Afsana
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 126 babies named Afsana, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 126
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Afsana is the #8590 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 126 recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Afsana recorded 126 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #8590 nationally today, ahead of 50% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #24,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,590 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 126 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afsana ranks #24,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,590 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 126 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 126
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Afsana's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Afsana compares
126 29th percentile among 17,297 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
Afsana's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Afsana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 126 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Afsana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Afsana splits its recorded history at 2006: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Afsana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Afsana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (48 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Afsana's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Afsana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48 births (38% of all-time use).
Afsana by state
Where Afsana concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33 | 26.2% |
33 of 126 births nationwide.
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What to do with Afsana's data
- Afsana's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (48 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Afsanas (33 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 Afsana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Afsana 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.