ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1994 First Year 2024 Last Year 2018 Peak Year #6520 Peak Rank 275 Total Count 28 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Afrah What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Afrah or Afraah is an Arabic feminine given name and surname meaning "joyful, happiness, gladness, delight, pleasure, merriment, exhilaration", "high spirits, joy (delight) of the chest" and is also the literal word for "wedding". The name is the plural or the superlative form of the name Farah. Notable people with the name include: Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrah) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrah) 📖 ## The Story of Afrah American parents first put Afrah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1994, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 18 Afrahs were born — ranking #6,520 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Afrahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 275 Afrahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Afrah Phonetically similar names — useful when Afrah is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Afra](/afra) * Aphra * Afro * Affray * [Ifra](/ifra) * Efra * Ofra * [Africa](/africa) * [Ara](/ara) * [Afa](/afa) * Amphora * Afeard Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Afrah What does the name Afrah mean? Afrah or Afraah is an Arabic feminine given name and surname meaning "joyful, happiness, gladness, delight, pleasure, merriment, exhilaration", "high spirits, joy (delight) of the chest" and is also the literal word for "wedding". The name is the plural or the superlative form of the name Farah. Notable people with the name include: How popular is Afrah in 2026? In 2026, Afrah ranks #11,069 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year. When was Afrah most popular? Afrah reached its peak popularity in 2018, ranking #6,520 that year with 18 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Afrah most popular? Afrah has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Afrah. Is Afrah a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Afrah is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Afrah? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Afrah include Hind, Rameen, Zayanna. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧HindPeak #6520](/hind)[👧RameenPeak #6520](/rameen)[👧ZayannaPeak #6520](/zayanna)[👧IsmahanPeak #6520](/ismahan)[👧PragyaPeak #6520](/pragya)[👧NaminePeak #6520](/namine)[👧AmoreePeak #6520](/amoree)[👧MiaisabellaPeak #6520](/miaisabella) ## About the name Afrah Afrah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 275 births in the dataset. Afrah's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #6,520\. Use the chart and map above to compare Afrah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2018 → ](/year/2018) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "A" → ](/letter/a) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.