Afiya
Girl name · #4906 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
In 2025, 27 baby girls were named Afiya, placing it at #4906 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Afiya.
The 52-year story
Afiya first appears in the Social Security records in 1973, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 27 babies and a rank of #4878. 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.
Babies named Afiya per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Afiya in class?
Afiya scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Afiya is most common
State-level data for Afiya 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 Afiya
Statistically, parents drawn to Afiya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aiya, Aziya, Aleiya, Elaiya, and Raiya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Afiya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9556 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6169 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10473 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10545 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12713 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12199 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13347 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14959 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12426 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10836 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11807 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7097 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8052 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8734 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Afiya a popular girl name?
Afiya ranked #4906 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Afiya most popular?
Afiya peaked in 2025, when 27 American girls received the name (ranked #4878 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Afiya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Afiya. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.