UK girl's name
Afsha
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2010. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Afsha is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Afsha popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2010 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4688, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 9 births.
This profile covers 63 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 1996 to 2010. 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 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 63 living people in the UK are called Afsha. 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 2011 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Afsha ranked #4688 for girls in England and Wales in 2010, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 9 girls were registered as Afsha.
- • About 63 living people in the UK are estimated to have Afsha as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4688
2010
Births in 2010
4
Latest year
Peak year
1998
9 births
Estimated living
63
2026
Popularity
Afsha over time
The chart below shows babies named Afsha registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2010. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Afsha, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2010, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Afsha by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Afsha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4688 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3510 | 38 | 8 |
| 1990s | #2837 | 21 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Afsha
- 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
Afsha: questions and answers
How popular is the name Afsha in the UK right now?
In 2010, Afsha was ranked #4688 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Afsha most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 9 babies registered as Afsha in England and Wales.
How many people are called Afsha in the UK?
A total of 63 babies have been registered as Afsha across the 13 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.