Unisex name · since 1988
Afsheen
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Afsheen, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
122 girls have been named Afsheen since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Afsheen has 122 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2023.
- #24,894 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afsheen ranks #24,894 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,894 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Afsheen's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Afsheen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Afsheen's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Afsheen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (2014)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Afsheen popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1981 (Afsheen as boys' name)
Afsheen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 70% of the file).
2010s was Afsheen's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Afsheen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (70% of all-time use).
Afsheen by state
Where Afsheen concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 6.6% |
8 of 122 births nationwide.
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What to do with Afsheen's data
- Afsheen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Afsheens (8 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Afsheen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1988–2023 (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 Afsheen 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.