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Afnan

Afnan was the #3,389 girls' name in the US in 2025 (45 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #1,315 in Canada.

Afnan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Afnan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Afnan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, 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 & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,389 (45)#1,512 (20)—#1,315 (19)
2024#3,459 (45)#1,541 (20)#736 (4)#1,710 (13)
2023#4,114 (35)#1,959 (14)#727 (4)#1,774 (12)
2022#4,793 (28)#1,685 (17)—#1,635 (13)
2021#3,614 (42)#1,628 (18)—#1,681 (13)
2020#5,850 (20)#2,042 (13)—#1,877 (11)
2019#4,546 (30)#1,782 (16)—#2,025 (10)
2018#5,619 (22)#1,977 (14)——
2017#4,576 (30)#2,341 (11)#873 (3)#3,307 (5)
2016#5,622 (23)#1,749 (17)——
2015#4,981 (27)#2,195 (12)—#3,286 (5)
2014#7,636 (15)#2,203 (12)—#2,185 (9)
2013#6,462 (19)#3,536 (6)——
2012#6,576 (19)#2,969 (8)—#2,338 (8)
2011#8,196 (14)#2,150 (12)——

Afnan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Afnan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Afnan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#5,399 (17)#1,613 (16)—
2024#6,832 (12)#2,089 (11)—
2023#7,289 (11)#4,108 (4)—
2022#9,823 (7)#3,450 (5)—
2021#8,166 (9)#3,017 (6)—
2020#6,620 (12)#2,404 (8)#2,197 (7)
2019#7,643 (10)#3,411 (5)—
2018#5,106 (18)#2,693 (7)—
2017#6,338 (13)#2,512 (8)—
2016#5,789 (15)#2,804 (7)—
2015#8,744 (8)#2,319 (9)—
2014#12,108 (5)#3,362 (5)—
2013—#3,315 (5)—
2011#10,808 (6)#4,647 (3)—
2010#12,231 (5)#3,332 (5)#2,631 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #3,459.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1985.
  • In 2025, 73% of US babies named Afnan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 36,000 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 100,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Afnan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 35,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 23,000 to 1 in 53,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Afnan 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: #344MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: 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
Afnan (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AfnanCanadaGirls#1,31519
AfnanCanadaBoys—too few
AfnanEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
AfnanEngland & WalesBoys#1,61316
AfnanIrelandGirls—too few
AfnanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AfnanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AfnanUSGirls#3,38945
AfnanUSBoys#5,39917