Afnan
Afnan was the 3392nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,592 places. More babies were named Afnan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,392 girls, up 2,462 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- 78% girls, 22% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202445 babies
- Total since 1880
- 867babies recorded
Afnan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,392 | #5,403 | 45 | 17 |
| 2020 | #5,854 | #6,628 | 20 | 12 |
| 2010 | #5,603 | #12,280 | 24 | 5 |
| 2000 | #7,165 | — | 14 | — |
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How popular is Afnan, counting every spelling?
Afnan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 45 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afnan | 45 | #3,392 | 195 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Afnan?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Afnan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Afnan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Afnan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Afnan?
About 700 people born in the US named Afnan are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Afnan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Afnan by state
How common Afnan was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (20.4×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Afnan
How popular is the name Afnan?
Afnan was the 3392nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,592 places. More babies were named Afnan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Afnan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 78% girls, 22% boys given the name Afnan in the US.
Where is Afnan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Afnan was most common in Minnesota (0.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and New York.