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Afnan

Unisex

Meaning of Afnan: Arabic: 'tree branches or twigs'

Afnan is a unisex name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2640th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2640

62 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

867

First recorded 1985 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 26 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 29 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 35 babies2016: 38 babies2017: 43 babies2018: 40 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 32 babies20202021: 51 babies2022: 35 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 57 babies2025: 62 babies
US babies named Afnan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 62.

Gender split

23% boys · 77% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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