Afra
Girl · AF-ra · Arabic
Afra is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “earth-coloured, whitish”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 5,409th for girls in the US (23 babies).
What does Afra mean?
Arabic: Arabic 'Afra; separately a Latin name meaning 'African woman'
“earth-coloured, whitish”
As a Latin name it was borne by Saint Afra of Augsburg, an early Christian martyr.
- Say it
- AF-ra
Is Afra a girl's or a boy's name?
Afra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 23 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Afra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,076among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Afra, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th.
2025 had the most girls named Afra of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Afra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were given Afra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,139, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Afra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Afra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 233% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the US were named Afra, making it the 5,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. It first appears in the records in 1979.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Afra of any year since it first appeared, in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Afra in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Afra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,409 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Afra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Hafsa Hiba Ayah Rahma Abeeha Zainab Aaliyah Huda Amira Safaa Halima
Other spellings of Afra
Afraa Aphra
Names related to Afra
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