Recorded 1981–2007 Girls' name Peak 1983 102 births

Aften — girls' name

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.

1980s891990s72000s6
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.

What the Data Says About Aften

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Aften between 1981 and 2007, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aften currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aften performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aften shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aften 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 102 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.

Aften at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

102

Since 1981

27 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1981

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2007

Aften popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1981

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
5101520 20071990198919881987198619851984198319821981 6

Aften by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
89 births that decade — 87% of Aften's all-time total
1980s891990s72000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aften?
102 babies have been named Aften since 1981. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
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.

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, 1981–2007 (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.