Afia
Girl name · #5141 in 2025 · Uniqueness 82/100
Afia is currently the #5141 girl name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5653, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Afia.
Babies named Afia per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 53-year story
Afia first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 30 babies and a rank of #4560. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Afia against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Afia in class?
Afia scores 82 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Afia will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Afia is most common
State-level data for Afia is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Afia
Statistically, parents drawn to Afia tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Safia, Azelia, Annia, Acadia, and Anasofia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Afia | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 30 | #4560 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6984 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6691 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4648 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5798 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6521 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8875 |
| 2015 | 23 | #5653 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7636 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7031 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6544 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5230 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6840 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7138 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5969 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6576 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7444 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Afia a popular girl name?
Afia ranked #5141 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5653.
When was the name Afia most popular?
Afia peaked in 2024, when 30 American girls received the name (ranked #4560 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Afia?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Afia. It scores 82/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.