Total births
102
Girls' name · since 1981
Aften
102 babies named Aften 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.
- 102
- total births
- 1981–2007
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 87%
- born in that decade
102 girls have been named Aften since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Aften has 102 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 2007.
- 102 total births
- 1981–2007 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 87% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
102 girls have been named Aften since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2007.
- 102
- total births
- 1981–2007
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 87%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
87% of everyone ever named Aften was born in this single decade.
1983
Single peak year
16 babies were named Aften in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
Aften's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aften's full recorded timeline at 1986, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aften at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
1983
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1981
Aften popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2007
- Peak year (1983)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Aften by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Aften's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Aften births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 89 births (87% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aften? ▼
Aften has been given to 102 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 16 babies were born in 1983, its single highest year.
When was Aften most popular? ▼
Aften was most popular in the 1980s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Aften been used? ▼
Aften has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 27 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Aften? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afton, Aftyn, Aftan, Aftin. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Aften's data
- Aften's decade-level peak was the 1980s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- 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.
Keep exploring Aften
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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, 1981–2007 (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. "Aften: Baby Name Since 1981 - 102 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aften. 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 Aften 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.