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Afra

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Afra: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #885, reached in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1755 to #5876.199720032008201320202025#1755#5876
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1755
1997#3174
1999#2189
2000#2746
2001#2466
2002#2301
2003#4373
2004#2802
2005#3382
2006#4157
2007#3667
2008#3005
2009#4564
2010#4012
2011#4764
2012#5876
2013#4050
2014#4003
2015#3615
2017#4763
2019#2643
2020#3117
2021#2711
2022#3148
2023#2504
2024#3695
2025#2006

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 27 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2006 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #885 in Republic of Ireland in 2025.

Afra'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#200614HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#36956HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#250410HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#31487HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#27119HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#26439HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#36156HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#40035HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#40125HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#30057HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#41574HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#28026HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#23017HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#24666HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#27465HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#21897HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#17559HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified

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

Where Afra is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Afra, between 1996 and 2025, in 27 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202519962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202527#1755 in 1996
Republic of Ireland20251#885 in 2025

Its high point came 29 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Republic of Ireland (2025).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Afra

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #885 in Republic of Ireland in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.