Afonso

maleStatistical record

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

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

Afonso: Recorded every year since 2004, its highest recorded position is #660, and it stood at #1,595 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
21years from first to last
#660highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2004–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2004	#3009
2005	#3208
2006	#2282
2007	#2211
2008	#3158
2009	#3227
2010	#2629
2011	#2390
2012	#2270
2013	#2954
2014	#2459
2015	#1511
2016	#1498
2017	#1470
2018	#1382
2019	#2728
2020	#1935
2021	#1391
2022	#1781
2023	#2546
2024	#1595

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 2004 to 2024.

In 2023: #660 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #2546 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2004–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #3009 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2019–2023
Highest recorded position: #660 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2019–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1595 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Afonso appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Boys, which has ranked it in 21 years beginning in 2004, and has registered 212 births with the name.

Afonso across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Afonso's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
England and Wales · Boys	#3009 (2004)	#1382 (2018)	#1595 (2024)	21 of 21	212 (2004–2024)	18 (2018)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#764 (2019)	#660 (2023)	#660 (2023)	2 of 5	7 (2019–2023)	4 (2023)

Afonso by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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 Afonso in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	33	6 of 10	6
2010s	113	10 of 10	11
2020sbusiest	66	5 of 10	13

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 13 births a year.

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

Afonso appears in

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #660 in Republic of Ireland in 2023.

Afonso'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	male	#1595	16	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2546	8	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1781	13	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1391	18	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1935	11	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2728	7	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1382	18	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1470	17	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1498	17	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1511	16	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2459	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2954	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2270	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2629	7	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#3227	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2282	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3208	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#660	4	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 2004 and 2024, ranked in 21 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #660, first reached in 2023.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2018.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2019, and 15 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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.

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.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Afnaan · #3397, 13y
Afnan · #727, 27y
Afra · #885, 27y
Afrah · #2521, 24y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, 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.

Mateus · #660, 25y
Rahaf · #660, 22y
Abigael · #661, 25y
Annaleigh · #661, 19y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Mia-Lily · #660, 9y
Nicolae · #660, 15y
Rahaf · #660, 22y
Raluca · #660, 15y

Afonso was ranked #660 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2023. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Afonso 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 Afonso without appearing here.

Afonso moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #5119.
Robyn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #2325 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1595 and #4270.
Garry Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2954 and #2216 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2459 and #4632.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2390 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2459 and #4632.

Moved ahead of Afonso

Matheo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1781 and #2018 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #1363.
Aksel Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1391 and #1688 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1781 and #1224.
Rune Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1391 and #2125 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1781 and #1609.

Moved the opposite way to Afonso

Aaron Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Afonso went from #3009 to #1595 while Aaron went from #41 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Afonso went from #3009 to #1595 while Adam went from #24 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Afonso went from #3009 to #1595 while Alan went from #275 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Afonso went from #3009 to #1595 while Alex went from #46 to #171.

Moved the same way as Afonso

Albie Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Afonso went from #3009 to #1595 and Albie from #408 to #19.
Alfred Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Afonso went from #3009 to #1595 and Alfred from #171 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Afonso went from #3009 to #1595 and Archie from #45 to #10.
Arlo Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Afonso went from #3009 to #1595 and Arlo from #875 to #15.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2004 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #660 in Republic of Ireland in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Afonso

Afonso at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Afonso across 2 official records

Afonso by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Afonso appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Afonso

Afonso and the names beside it

Afonso moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Afonso

Moved the opposite way to Afonso

Moved the same way as Afonso

Afonso at a glance

Afonso across 2 official records

Afonso by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Afonso appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Names published alongside Afonso

Afonso and the names beside it

Afonso moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Afonso

Moved the opposite way to Afonso

Moved the same way as Afonso