Girls' name · since 1972
Afua
200 babies named Afua in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Afua sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 200 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afua has been recorded 200 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2014.
- #19,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 200 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afua ranks #19,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Afua's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Afua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Afua's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Afua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2014
- Peak year (2000)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Afua by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Afua's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Afua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (36% of all-time use).
Afua by state
Where Afua concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 5.0% |
10 of 200 births nationwide.
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What to do with Afua's data
- Afua's decade-level peak was the 1990s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Afuas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Afua
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Afua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
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, 1972–2014 (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 Afua 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.