Afra
#17,174 most common girls' name of all time · #28,230 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1979–2025
Rank among girls
#17,174
Rank overall
#28,230 of 105,966
First appeared
1979
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
226
Since 2016
94
Peak year
2025 #5,467
Best rank
#5,467 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 23/yr
Afra first appears in 1979. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,467 |
| 2024 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,730 |
| 2023 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,201 |
| 2022 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,616 |
| 2021 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,550 |
| 2020 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,501 |
| 2018 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,294 |
| 2017 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,530 |
| 2016 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,110 |
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,072 |
| 2013 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,240 |
| 2012 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,560 |
| 2010 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,907 |
| 2009 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,954 |
| 2008 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,321 |
| 2006 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,432 |
| 2005 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,145 |
| 2004 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,048 |
| 2003 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,723 |
| 2002 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,521 |
| 2000 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,340 |
| 1999 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,358 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,074 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,342 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,128 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,381 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,532 |