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Afiya

Girl

Meaning of Afiya: Swahili: 'health'

Afiya is a girl's name most strongly associated with African naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 4635th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1672nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4635

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1672

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

358

First recorded 1973 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 5 babies2008: 5 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 7 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 0 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 7 babies2016: 5 babies2017: 7 babies2018: 9 babies2019: 9 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 19 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Afiya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 27.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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