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Aphra

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1914 to #5687.1996199719992001200220062009201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1914#5687
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1914
1997#3824
1999#2444
2001#2783
2002#2868
2006#3548
2009#4564
2011#3549
2012#2717
2013#3536
2014#3514
2015#3252
2016#4096
2017#2341
2018#4684
2019#3151
2020#3447
2021#2073
2022#3533
2023#5687
2024#4843
2025#3705

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 22 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2015: #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3252 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 19962025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1914 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 #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #896 in Republic of Ireland in 2015.

Aphra'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#37056HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#48434HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#207313HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#35146HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#35366HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#27179HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#35496HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#35485HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#28685HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#27835HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#24446HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#19148HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified

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

Where Aphra is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Aphra, between 1996 and 2025, in 22 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202522#1914 in 1996
Republic of Ireland20151#896 in 2015

Its high point came 19 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Republic of Ireland (2015).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2002; it appears again in 2006.

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 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #896 in Republic of Ireland in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.