Afan
Afan is a name with a single cultural origin: Bosnian.
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Afan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Afan is a name with a single cultural origin: Bosnian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bosnian
The Story of Afan
The earliest SSA record of Afan as a baby boy name dates back to 2020, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Afan — #10,860 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Afans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Afan
Afan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Afan's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #10,860. Use the chart and map above to compare Afan'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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