Afua
#18,279 most common girls' name of all time · #29,971 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1972–2014
Rank among girls
#18,279
Rank overall
#29,971 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
200
Since 2016
0
Peak year
2000 #7,326
Best rank
#7,103 1990
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Afua first appears in 1972. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,971 |
| 2012 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,814 |
| 2010 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,517 |
| 2007 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,981 |
| 2005 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,138 |
| 2004 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,661 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,398 |
| 2002 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,420 |
| 2001 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,345 |
| 2000 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,326 |
| 1999 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,695 |
| 1998 | 8 | — | 8 | #10,444 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,319 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,950 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,403 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,382 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,376 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,103 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,016 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,233 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,999 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,251 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,134 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,816 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,826 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,236 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,116 |