Recorded 1988–2023 Unisex name Peak 2014 122 births

Afsheen — unisex name

122 babies named Afsheen in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s202010s862020s11

The verdict

122 girls have been named Afsheen since 1988, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

122
total births
1988–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
70%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Afsheen was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

17 babies were named Afsheen in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Afsheen

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Afsheen between 1988 and 2023, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Afsheen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Afsheen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Afsheen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Afsheen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Afsheen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Afsheen 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 122 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.

Afsheen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

122

Since 1988

36 years of records

Peak year

2014

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1988

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2023

Afsheen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1988

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
17
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 20232019201620142012201020061988 5

Afsheen popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 1981 (Afsheen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 199519891981 5

Afsheen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
86 births that decade — 70% of Afsheen's all-time total
1980s52000s202010s862020s11

Afsheen by state

Where Afsheen concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Afsheen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 6.6%
New York share of Afsheen's total US births 6.6%

8 of 122 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Afsheen?
122 babies have been named Afsheen since 1988. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 17 births.
When was Afsheen most popular?
Afsheen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Afsheen most popular?
The top states for the name Afsheen are New York (8 births).
Is Afsheen a unisex name?
Yes, Afsheen is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 122 births, and as a boy's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Afsheen been used?
Afsheen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 36 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Afsheen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afsana, Afsa, Afshan, Afsaneh. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1988–2023 (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.