Afiyah is a distinctive choice, ranked #1065 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Afiyah in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1065
About the Name Afiyah
Afiyah is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 384 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #982 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1997.
Afiyah is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Afiyah
Unlikely. With around 32 UK babies named Afiyah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Afiyah in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Afiyah is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 384 places over the last five years to #1065 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Afiyah 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 Afiyah include: Afiyah Cornwall — Afiyah Cornwall is a Trinidad and Tobago footballer who plays as a forward for QPCC and the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team.; Afiyah Matthias — Afiyah Matthias is a Trinidad and Tobago footballer who plays as a midfielder..
Afiyah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Afiyahs in the wild.
32
UK babies named Afiyah (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 384 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Afiyah
Likely around 1 other Afiyah in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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