unisex name
Afnan
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,697
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2024 births
Afnan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 78% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 53,476 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1985.
Afnan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 79 |
| 2000s | 190 |
| 2010s | 303 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 283 |
How popular is Afnan?
In 2025, Afnan was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Afnan 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.
Names that peaked alongside Afnan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Afnan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Afnan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Afnan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Afnan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Afnan
How popular is the name Afnan?
In 2025, Afnan was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Afnan a girl's or a boy's name?
Afnan is used for both girls and boys. About 78% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Afnan most popular?
Afnan peaked in 2025, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Afnan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Afnan currently ranks #1,030 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.