UK girl's name
Afaaf
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Afaaf is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Afaaf popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5669, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 3 births.
This profile covers 6 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2014 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 100% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 6 living people in the UK are called Afaaf. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Afaaf ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 3 girls were registered as Afaaf.
- • About 6 living people in the UK are estimated to have Afaaf as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5669
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2014
3 births
Estimated living
6
2026
Popularity
Afaaf over time
The chart below shows babies named Afaaf registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2014 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Afaaf, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 3 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Afaaf by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Afaaf was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5669 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5691 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Afaaf
- Amelia 94,830
- Ava 54,556
- Amy 52,495
- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Afaaf: questions and answers
How popular is the name Afaaf in the UK right now?
In 2022, Afaaf was ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Afaaf most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 3 babies registered as Afaaf in England and Wales.
How many people are called Afaaf in the UK?
A total of 6 babies have been registered as Afaaf across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.