girl's name

Afaf

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 383

Afaf is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1985, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1974.

Afaf over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Afaf by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 70
1980s 120
1990s 60
2000s 45
2010s 20
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Afaf?

In 2020, Afaf was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Afaf is used

England & Wales #5,385 4 in 2018
France #6,978 5 in 2020
United States #16,702 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Afaf

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Afaf also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Afaf over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Afaf

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Afaf — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Afaf

How popular is the name Afaf?

In 2020, Afaf was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Afaf a girl's or a boy's name?

Afaf is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Afaf most popular?

Afaf peaked in 1985, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.