Afeefah

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Afeefah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Afeefah: Recorded since 1997, it reached #2,436 in 2003, and it stood at #4,843 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#2436highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2738
1999	#3225
2000	#3247
2001	#3998
2002	#2868
2003	#2436
2004	#3197
2005	#3970
2007	#3667
2008	#2721
2009	#3936
2010	#4688
2011	#4049
2012	#4838
2013	#2887
2014	#4684
2015	#5730
2016	#4763
2024	#4843

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 19 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2738 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #2436 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Afeefah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Afeefah in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	9	2 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	46	9 of 10	5
2010s	32	7 of 10	5
2020s	4	1 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Afeefah appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2436 in England and Wales in 2003.

Afeefah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4843	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#5730	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2887	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#4838	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4049	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#4688	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3936	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2721	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3667	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3970	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2436	7	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2868	5	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3998	3	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#3247	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3225	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2738	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1997 and 2024, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,436, first reached in 2003.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 7 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
10 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
7 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#4,843position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 2008Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Adenike · #2436, 15y
Amity · #2436, 20y
Kareema · #2436, 19y
Katalina · #2436, 20y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Adenike · #2436, 15y
Awo · #2436, 13y
Kareema · #2436, 19y
Katalina · #2436, 20y

Afeefah and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Afeefah without appearing here.

Afeefah moved ahead of

Kari Compare
In 2012 they stood at #4838 and #4838 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #2887 and #5742.
Gail Compare
In 2007 they stood at #3667 and #3667 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #2721 and #5545.
Fionn Compare
In 2001 they stood at #3998 and #3262 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2002 that had become #2868 and #4137.
Cheryl Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4763 and #2757 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #5891.

Moved ahead of Afeefah

Ezra Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2887 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #4684 and #1628.
Malin Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2887 and #4739 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #4763 and #2120.
Therese Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4684 and #5691 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #5730 and #4103.
Eabha Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3197 and #4598 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #3936 and #2326.

Moved the opposite way to Afeefah

Ada Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Afeefah went from #2738 to #4843 while Ada went from #1543 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Afeefah went from #2738 to #4843 while Alma went from #2411 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Afeefah went from #2738 to #4843 while Alyssa went from #506 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Afeefah went from #2738 to #4843 while Amalie went from #3824 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Afeefah

Abigail Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Afeefah went from #2738 to #4843 and Abigail from #24 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Afeefah went from #2738 to #4843 and Aimee from #61 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Afeefah went from #2738 to #4843 and Aisling from #496 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Afeefah went from #2738 to #4843 and Alex from #179 to #2253.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2436 in England and Wales in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Afeefah

Afeefah at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Afeefah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Afeefah appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Afeefah and the names beside it

Afeefah moved ahead of

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Afeefah at a glance

Afeefah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Afeefah appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Afeefah and the names beside it

Afeefah moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Afeefah

Moved the opposite way to Afeefah

Moved the same way as Afeefah