Afan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AV-an
- Origin
- Welsh
Afan is a boys' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Afan mean?
Welsh: Welsh saint's and river name; also a spelling of the Arabic Affan
St Afan was an early Welsh saint, and the River Afan gives its name to Aberavon.
Is Afan a girl's or a boy's name?
Afan is a boys' name.
How popular is Afan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Afan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Afan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
Names like Afan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Musa Zayaan Abdullah Zayan Azaan Zayd Abdulrahman Ahmed Amir Zayyan Ibrahim
Names related to Afan
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Afan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/afan, updated 20 October 2026.