Afrin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- af-REEN
- Origin
- Persian
Afrin is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “praise, well done”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Afrin mean?
Persian: spelling of Afreen; from afarin
“praise, well done”
Persian exclamation of praise, like 'bravo', familiar from Urdu poetry and song.
Meaning borrowed from Afreen.
Is Afrin a girl's or a boy's name?
Afrin is a girls' name.
How popular is Afrin in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Afrin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Afrin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
Names like Afrin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ayah, Safa, Zainab, Ayra, Aqsa, Ayla, Ayzal, Hafsa, Amira, Amal, Summer, Aiza
Names related to Afrin
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
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, “Afrin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/afrin, updated 20 October 2026.