Afnan
Girl name · #3419 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
In 2025, 45 baby girls were named Afnan, placing it at #3419 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4981, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 girls born in 2025 was named Afnan.
The 40-year story
Afnan first appears in the Social Security records in 1985, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 45 babies and a rank of #3459. 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 Afnan per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Afnan against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Afnan in class?
Afnan scores 45 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 Afnan is most common
State-level data for Afnan 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 Afnan
Statistically, parents drawn to Afnan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Hanan, Arwyn, Razan, Imaan, and Adelin.
HananArwynRazanImaanAdelinBayanRawanAuden
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Afnan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3389 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3459 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4793 |
| 2021 | 42 | #3614 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5619 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4576 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5622 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4981 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7636 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6576 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8196 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5602 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6811 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7733 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8715 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6820 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8259 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7724 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Afnan a popular girl name?
Afnan ranked #3419 among girls in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4981.
When was the name Afnan most popular?
Afnan peaked in 2024, when 45 American girls received the name (ranked #3459 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Afnan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American girls was named Afnan. It scores 45/100 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.