Afia is a distinctive choice, ranked #1449 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Afia in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1449
About the Name Afia
Afia is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 52 places over five years. Its high point was #1037 in 2012, and it now sits at #1449. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Afia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school β standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Afia
Unlikely. With around 22 UK babies named Afia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Afia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Afia has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 52 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1037 in 2012. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Afia is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Afia include: Afia Schwarzenegger β Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, known professionally as Afia Schwarzenegger, is a Ghanaian media personality who came into the spotlight in 2011 through the Afia...; Moshik Afia β Moshik Afia is a popular Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi or Eastern Mediterranean style.; Afia Charles β Afia Neliah Charles is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 400 metre dash..
Afia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice β your child is unlikely to encounter American Afias in the wild.
22
UK babies named Afia (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 52 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Afia
Likely around 1 other Afia in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Afia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, known professionally as Afia Schwarzenegger, is a Ghanaian media personality who came into the spotlight in 2011 through the Afia Schwarzenegger TV comedy series. She obtained her basic education at the Ridge Experimental School and at the Seventh Day Adventist School in Tamale.
Moshik Afia is a popular Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi or Eastern Mediterranean style. He was born in Holon, Israel to Lebanese Jewish parents.
Aaron Afia (Hebrew: ΧΦ·ΧΦ²Χ¨ΦΉΧ ΧΦ·Χ€Φ΄ΧΦΈΧ, AharΕn Afia), also known as Affius, was a sixteenth-century Jewish ex-converso scientist, mathematician, philosopher, and physician living in Salonika. He was the teacher of Daniel ben Perachiah, whom he assisted in the translation from the Spanish into Hebrew of Abraham Zacuto's Almanach perpetuum, and Moses Almosnino, whom he assisted in his (unpublished) Hebrew translation of Johannes de Sacrobosco's De sphaera mundi.
Ophelia Ofori Amankwaah known widely as Afia Amankwaah Tamakloe is a Ghanaian TV and radio personality, journalist and a health advocate. She was adjourned the Best Health Reporter at the 25th GJA Awards.
Afia Salam is a Pakistani journalist and a media development specialist by profession. She is known for being the first female cricket journalist in Pakistan.