girl's name
Afeni
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 91
Afeni is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2017, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Afeni over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 35 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 17 |
How popular is Afeni?
In 2023, Afeni was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Where Afeni is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Afeni is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Aféni | Aféni is a rare spelling of Afeni, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Afeni
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Afeni also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Afeni over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Afeni
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Afeni — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Afeni
How popular is the name Afeni?
In 2023, Afeni was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Afeni a girl's or a boy's name?
Afeni is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Afeni most popular?
Afeni peaked in 2017, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.