Boys' name · since 1991
Afzal
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 14 babies named Afzal, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
14 boys have been named Afzal since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Afzal recorded 14 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2003.
- #31,737 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afzal ranks #31,737 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #31,737 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Afzal's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Afzal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Afzal's full recorded timeline at 2003, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Afzal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2003
- Peak year (2003)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Afzal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (8 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Afzal's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Afzal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 8 births (57% of all-time use).
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Afzal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1991–2003 (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 Afzal 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.