NameTides

Affan

Affan was the #4,396 boys' name in the US in 2025 (23 babies), and #1,035 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Affan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Affan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Affan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#4,396 (23)#1,035 (29)—#676 (4)#1,944 (10)
2024#4,321 (24)#1,460 (18)——#1,764 (11)
2023#2,895 (43)#1,139 (25)——#1,496 (13)
2022#3,464 (33)#967 (31)——#1,142 (19)
2021#4,247 (24)#1,595 (15)——#2,260 (7)
2020#3,811 (27)#1,019 (27)—#741 (3)#1,454 (13)
2019#2,421 (55)#1,253 (20)—#764 (3)#917 (25)
2018#3,240 (35)#985 (29)——#1,334 (14)
2017#3,249 (35)#861 (36)——#1,194 (17)
2016#3,681 (29)#1,319 (20)——#1,159 (18)
2015#2,966 (39)#977 (30)—#699 (3)#1,384 (13)
2014#3,234 (34)#889 (33)——#1,936 (8)
2013#3,122 (35)#1,044 (26)#687 (3)—#1,028 (20)
2012#4,686 (20)#1,669 (14)——#1,655 (10)
2011#6,578 (12)#1,124 (23)——#1,399 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #2,421.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1998.

How common is it?

about 1 in 77,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 77,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Affan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 70,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 38,000 to 1 in 130,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Affan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Affan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Affan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AffanCanadaBoys#1,94410
AffanEngland & WalesBoys#1,03529
AffanIrelandBoys#6764
AffanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AffanScotlandBoys—too few
AffanUSBoys#4,39623