Affaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- af-FAAN
- Origin
- Arabic
Affaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Affaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Affan
Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph of Islam, was the son of a man named Affan.
Meaning borrowed from Affan.
Is Affaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Affaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Affaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Affaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Affaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
Names like Affaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Azaan, Zayaan, Abdullah, Musa, Zayan, Ahmed, Zayd, Zayyan, Mustafa, Abdulrahman, Raheem
Names related to Affaan
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Affaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/affaan, updated 20 October 2026.