Total births
109
Girls' name · since 1981
Aftan
109 babies named Aftan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 109
- total births
- 1981–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 95%
- born in that decade
Aftan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 109 have been recorded since 1981.
Aftan has 109 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1991.
- 109 total births
- 1981–1991 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 95% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
109 girls have been named Aftan since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.
- 109
- total births
- 1981–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 95%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
95% of everyone ever named Aftan was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
23 babies were named Aftan in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
Aftan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aftan splits its recorded history at 1985: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aftan at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Aftan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1991
- Peak year (1983)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Aftan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Aftan's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 95% of all-time use.
Aftan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
104 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 104 births (95% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aftan? ▼
109 babies have been named Aftan since 1981. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1983 with 23 births.
When was Aftan most popular? ▼
Aftan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Aftan been used? ▼
Aftan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 11 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Aftan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afton, Aftyn, Aften, Aftin. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Aftan's data
- Aftan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1981–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aftan: Baby Name Since 1981 - 109 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aftan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Aftan 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 July 2026.