Recorded 1987–2022 Girls' name Peak 2010 237 births

Aftyn — girls' name

237 babies named Aftyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62000s962010s1202020s15
2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Aftyn was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

19 babies were named Aftyn in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aftyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Aftyn between 1987 and 2022, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aftyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aftyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aftyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aftyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aftyn 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 237 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.

Aftyn at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

237

Since 1987

36 years of records

Peak year

2010

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1987

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2022

Aftyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1987

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
19
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 202220182015201220092006200320001987 6

Aftyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
120 births that decade — 51% of Aftyn's all-time total
1980s62000s962010s1202020s15

Aftyn by state

Where Aftyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aftyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
10 4.2%
Utah share of Aftyn's total US births 4.2%

10 of 237 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aftyn?
237 babies have been named Aftyn since 1987. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2010 with 19 births.
When was Aftyn most popular?
Aftyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Aftyn most popular?
The top states for the name Aftyn are Utah (10 births).
How long has the name Aftyn been used?
Aftyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 36 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Aftyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Afton, Aftan, Aften, 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, 1987–2022 (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.