girl's name
Afua
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 264
Afua is a girl's name. In 2014 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Afua over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 41 |
| 1990s | 71 |
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s (to 2014) | 18 |
How popular is Afua?
In 2014, Afua was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Afua 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 Afua
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Afua also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Afua over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Afua
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Afua — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Afua
How popular is the name Afua?
In 2014, Afua was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Afua a girl's or a boy's name?
Afua is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Afua most popular?
Afua peaked in 2000, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Is Afua a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Afua currently ranks #5,670 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.