Is Affan a boy or girl name?

Affan is a boy’s name. Of the 575 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Affan

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Affan was most popular in 2019, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,233 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 575 people named Affan.

Affan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Affan’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Affan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Affan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 575 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Affan

Where Affan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 5.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org