Is Afia a boy or girl name?

Afia is a girl’s name. Of the 621 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Afia

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Afia was most popular in 2024, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,903 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 621 people named Afia.

Afia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Afia’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Afia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Afia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 621 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Afia

Where Afia is most concentrated

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

New York 12.1×

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