Afaf
Afaf (عفاف), transliterated from Tunisian Arabic as Afef, is an Arabic language feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Afaf
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Afaf (عفاف), transliterated from Tunisian Arabic as Afef, is an Arabic language feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Afaf
Afaf first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 8 Afafs were born — ranking #11,832 that year. As of 2026, Afaf ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 52 Afafs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Afaf
Afaf is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Afaf's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #11,832. Use the chart and map above to compare Afaf's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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