Afton
Afton was the 3519th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 784th; the most babies were born in 1983 (186). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,479 places. More babies were named Afton in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,519 girls, down 1,404 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- 82% girls, 18% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1983186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,077babies recorded
Afton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,519 | #8,265 | 43 | 9 |
| 2020 | #2,115 | #5,988 | 86 | 14 |
| 2010 | #2,136 | #4,521 | 92 | 21 |
| 2000 | #2,708 | — | 54 | — |
| 1990 | #1,543 | — | 99 | — |
| 1980 | #5,548 | — | 12 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,701 | — | 6 | — |
| 1950 | #4,321 | #3,690 | 7 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,298 | #2,323 | 13 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,289 | #3,598 | 34 | 6 |
| 1920 | #989 | #1,694 | 55 | 21 |
| 1910 | #1,207 | #1,422 | 14 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,933 | — | 5 | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Afton, counting every spelling?
Afton is the most common spelling of a name family that had 48 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 48 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afton | 43 | #3,519 | 252 |
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 Afton?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Afton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Afton 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Afton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Afton?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Afton are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 13 and 40. That makes Afton mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Afton by state
How common Afton was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (30.9×). In 47 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 Afton
How popular is the name Afton?
Afton was the 3519th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 784th; the most babies were born in 1983 (186). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,479 places. More babies were named Afton in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Afton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 82% girls, 18% boys given the name Afton in the US.
Where is Afton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Afton was most common in Utah (0.96 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Minnesota.