Aftab
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- af-TAHB
- Origin
- Persian
Aftab is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “sun, sunshine”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aftab mean?
Persian: Persian aftab
“sun, sunshine”
From the Persian word for the sun, widely used by Pakistani and Indian Muslim families.
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Is Aftab a girl's or a boy's name?
Aftab is a boys' name.
How popular is Aftab in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aftab in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aftab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Aftab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Hassan, Asad, Habib, Fahad, Saif, Azeem, Rabab, Zohaib, Haseeb, Abdur, Musab
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, “Aftab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aftab, updated 20 October 2026.