Afia is a distinctive choice, ranked #1454 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Afia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1454
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Afia in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Afia
Afia Schwarzenegger โ 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.
Moshik Afia โ Moshik Afia is a popular Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi or Eastern Mediterranean style.
Afia Charles โ Afia Neliah Charles is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 400 metre dash.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Afia
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Afia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Afia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Afia has been fairly steady, ranked #1,454 in 2025 against #1,397 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1,037 in 2012.
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, Moshik Afia and Afia Charles. Short summaries for each appear below.
Afia does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Afias in the wild.
21
UK babies named Afia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 57 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
Almost certainly the only Afia in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
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.
Aaron Afia (Hebrew: ืึทืึฒืจึนื ืึทืคึดืึธื, Aharลn Afia), also known as Affius, was a sixteenth-century Jewish ex-converso scientist, mathematician, philosopher, and physician living in Salonika.