Recorded 1999–2016 Girls' name Peak 2016 12 births

Asfia — girls' name

12 babies named Asfia in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s7

The verdict

12 girls have been named Asfia since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.

12
total births
1999–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Asfia was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Asfia in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Asfia

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Asfia between 1999 and 2016, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Asfia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Asfia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Asfia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Asfia 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 12 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.

Asfia at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

12

Since 1999

18 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1999

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2016

Asfia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1999

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20161999 5

Asfia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
7 births that decade — 58% of Asfia's all-time total
1990s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Asfia?
12 babies have been named Asfia since 1999. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Asfia most popular?
Asfia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Asfia been used?
Asfia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 18 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Asfia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asfiya. 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, 1999–2016 (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.