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Afomia

Girl

Meaning of Afomia: Ethiopian: 'hope'

Afomia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Ethiopian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9454th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9454

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

180

First recorded 2008 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 5 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 8 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 8 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 10 babies2022: 15 babies2023: 6 babies2024: 6 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Afomia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 19.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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