Is Afnan a boy or girl name?

Afnan is a unisex name. Of the 867 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 77.3% were girls and 22.7% were boys.

Afnan

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Afnan was most popular in 2025, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,847 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,847, with 62 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 867 people named Afnan.

Afnan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Afnan’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Afnan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Afnan is a unisex name — 77.3% of the 867 Americans given it were girls and 22.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 72% girls and 28% 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 Afnan

Where Afnan is most concentrated

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

Minnesota 27.6×

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