Afnan
Unisex · af-NAAN · Arabic
Unisex
Afnan is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “branches”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
What does Afnan mean?
Arabic
“branches”
The word appears in the Qur'an describing the spreading branches of the trees in the gardens of paradise.
- Say it
- af-NAAN
Is Afnan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Afnan has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 45 girls and 17 boys in the US.
How popular is Afnan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Afnan, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 20 girls. 16 boys were also named Afnan in 2025 (1,686th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Afnan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were given Afnan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,199, up from #1,570 for this spelling alone.
- Afnan 20
- Afnaan 4
In 2025, 56% of the babies named Afnan in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Afnan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,669 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,904 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,853 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Afnan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,388among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Afnan, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,846th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 45 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985. 17 boys were also named Afnan in 2025 (5,397th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Afnan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 73% of the babies named Afnan in the US were girls.
Afnan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3,459 |
| 2023 | 35 | #4,112 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4,790 |
| 2021 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5,846 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4,979 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Names like Afnan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Afnan
Afnaan
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