Afshan — girls' name

What the Data Says About Afshan

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Afshan between 1978 and 1997, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Afshan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Afshan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Afshan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Afshan 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 41 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.