ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1992 First Year 2026 Last Year 2023 Peak Year #6915 Peak Rank 294 Total Count 32 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Afreen What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Afreen آفرین is a female name, usually given, meaning "Most beautiful", "Enlightenment", and Houri of heaven. Its origins lie in the Middle East. It is also used within the Persian language. Afreen has many regional meanings, including "Most powerful Rose" in Arabic, "مهتاب (moonlight)" in Persian, “Gem" in Egyptian. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afreen) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afreen) 📜Etymology The name and expression derives from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭩𐭭 āfrīn "praise, blessing" and is also the present tense form of the verb آفریدن âfaridan "to create". The expression has been translated by some as "praise to the creator!". 📖 ## The Story of Afreen American parents first put Afreen on the record books as a baby girl name in 1992, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 16 Afreens were born — ranking #6,915 that year. About 33% of every Afreen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Afreen ranks #8,954 for baby girls with 9 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 294 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to 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 Afreen Phonetically similar names — useful when Afreen is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Afreet * Efron * Effron * [Efrain](/efrain) * [Efren](/efren) * [Afrin](/afrin) * [Ephron](/ephron) * Offering * [Aren](/aren) * Ophrah * Arawn * [Ahren](/ahren) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Afreen What does the name Afreen mean? Afreen آفرین is a female name, usually given, meaning "Most beautiful", "Enlightenment", and Houri of heaven. Its origins lie in the Middle East. It is also used within the Persian language. Afreen has many regional meanings, including "Most powerful Rose" in Arabic, "مهتاب (moonlight)" in Persian, “Gem" in Egyptian. How popular is Afreen in 2026? In 2026, Afreen ranks #8,954 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year. When was Afreen most popular? Afreen reached its peak popularity in 2023, ranking #6,915 that year with 16 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Afreen most popular? Afreen has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Afreen. Is Afreen a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Afreen is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Afreen? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Afreen include Evans, Channah, Amatullah. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧EvansPeak #6915](/evans)[👧ChannahPeak #6915](/channah)[👧AmatullahPeak #6915](/amatullah)[👧KamikoPeak #6915](/kamiko)[👧JulienPeak #6915](/julien)[👧GionniPeak #6915](/gionni)[👧LayneyPeak #6915](/layney)[👧SerayaPeak #6915](/seraya) ## About the name Afreen Afreen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 294 births in the dataset. Afreen's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,915\. Use the chart and map above to compare Afreen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2023 → ](/year/2023) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ 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.