Feminine dossier · first seen 1895

Afton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Afton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1983

Peak era

1983

Peak rank proxy

186

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1895Peak 19832024

Peak year

1983

Decline from peak

78%

2024

All-time

5,179

Afton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1983, when 186 girls were named Afton.

In 2024, only 41 girls were given the name.

Down 78% from its peak.

All told, about 5,179 Americans have been named Afton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1895.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1983

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