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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.

Aphra: Recorded since 1996, it reached #896 in 2015, and it stood at #3,705 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1914 to #5687.199720062013201720212025#1914#5687
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#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, 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 #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

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2009England 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 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England 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 2015Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201519962025
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 Wales1996–202522#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.

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

What is known about Aphra

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: #896 in Republic of Ireland in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.