Girls' name · since 1981

Aftin

61 babies named Aftin in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,592 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

Aftin sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 1981.

Aftin has 61 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 2010.

  • #32,592 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 61 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aftin ranks #32,592 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#32,592 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aftin's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Aftin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Aftin's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Aftin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1982)
15
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
05101520 1981198219831985198619872010 5

Aftin by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (56 births, 92% of the file).

1980s was Aftin's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.

Aftin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 56 births (92% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aftin?
Since 1981, Social Security records show 61 babies named Aftin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,592 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1982, with 15 births.
Where does Aftin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aftin ranks #32,592 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aftin most popular?
Aftin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Aftin been used?
Aftin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 30 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Aftin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afton, Aftyn, Aftan, Aften. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aftin's data

  • Aftin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aftin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aftin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–2010 (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 Aftin 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.