Girl · Name family
Afia
2,724births recorded
5Countries
4Variants
2024Peak · England & Wales
#894England & Wales 2025
Afia is a girl name family recorded 2,724 times in 5 countries since 1972. It ranks highest today in England & Wales (#894 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in England & Wales in 2024, at 28.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Afiyah (Ontario).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Afia
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afia | English | 621 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5099 | 2024 | ▲ 21 % |
| Afia | English | 424 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1454 | 2012 | ▲ 43 % |
| Afia | English | 65 | 🇫🇷 France | #3418 | 2025 | ▲ 27 % |
| Afia | English | 5 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2024 | – |
| Afiya | English | 358 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4878 | 2025 | ▲ 326 % |
| Afiya | English | 182 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1892 | 2024 | ▲ 53 % |
| Afiya | English | 40 | 🇫🇷 France | #6473 | 2025 | new |
| Afiya | English | 10 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1100 | 2024 | – |
| Afiyah | English | 352 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1166 | 2022 | ▲ 186 % |
| Afiyah | English | 158 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7885 | 2024 | new |
| Afiyah | English | 16 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1284 | 2021 | – |
| Afiyah | English | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2022 | – |
| Aafiyah | English | 375 | 🏴 England & Wales | #894 | 2023 | ▲ 432 % |
| Aafiyah | English | 101 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7885 | 2023 | – |
| Aafiyah | English | 7 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2022 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Afia ↔ Afiya — spelling variant
- Afia ↔ Afiyah — spelling variant
- Afia ↔ Aafiyah — spelling variant
Questions about Afia
How popular is the name Afia?
In 2025 it ranked #894 in England & Wales. Official registers record 2,724 births across 5 countries.
What is Afia in other languages?
Afiya (English); Afiyah (English); Aafiyah (English).
When was Afia most popular?
It peaked in England & Wales in 2024, at 28.4 births per 100,000.
Is Afia a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Afia is a girl name.