Is Afton a boy or girl name?
Afton is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 41 girls and 14 boys were named Afton, so 74.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 86% of the 6,024 US babies named Afton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,179
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,687
- Babies named Afton since 1895
- 6,024
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 186 babies
Boys and girls named Afton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 1910s | 120 | 461 | 79.3% |
| 1920s | 159 | 475 | 74.9% |
| 1930s | 56 | 213 | 79.2% |
| 1940s | 33 | 95 | 74.2% |
| 1950s | 15 | 20 | 57.1% |
| 1960s | 5 | 29 | 85.3% |
| 1970s | 6 | 57 | 90.5% |
| 1980s | 30 | 1,206 | 97.6% |
| 1990s | 48 | 580 | 92.4% |
| 2000s | 152 | 719 | 82.5% |
| 2010s | 162 | 921 | 85% |
| 2020s | 59 | 294 | 83.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,179 | 41 | #3,687 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,526 | 49 | #3,274 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,851 | 54 | #3,030 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,106 | 64 | #2,671 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,987 | 86 | #2,114 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,958 | 88 | #2,126 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,709 | 90 | #2,112 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,345 | 84 | #2,238 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,555 | 85 | #2,248 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,599 | 96 | #2,039 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,255 | 100 | #1,982 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,807 | 112 | #1,814 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,253 | 92 | #2,079 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,677 | 82 | #2,273 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,520 | 92 | #2,136 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,282 | 82 | #2,359 |
| 2008 | 23 | #4,269 | 107 | #1,965 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,496 | 74 | #2,508 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,529 | 69 | #2,603 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,037 | 84 | #2,181 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,247 | 64 | #2,589 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,430 | 65 | #2,497 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,096 | 59 | #2,605 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,455 | 61 | #2,512 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,708 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,660 | 45 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,973 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,290 | 50 | #2,556 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,537 | 42 | #2,849 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,811 | 48 | #2,588 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,412 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,127 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,676 | 63 | #2,128 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,527 | 74 | #1,896 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,543 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,278 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,392 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,097 | 124 | #1,179 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,739 | 141 | #1,065 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,074 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,983 | 127 | #1,091 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 186 | #823 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,635 | 180 | #858 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,481 | 76 | #1,559 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,548 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,701 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,963 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,572 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,906 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,642 | 12 | #4,725 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,670 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,461 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,808 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,545 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,774 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,039 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,701 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,743 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,150 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,740 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,690 | 7 | #4,321 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,249 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,703 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,706 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,665 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,996 | 6 | #4,027 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,946 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,235 | 8 | #3,496 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,218 | 13 | #2,537 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,507 | 9 | #3,030 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,323 | 13 | #2,298 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,833 | 14 | #2,206 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,327 | 14 | #2,226 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,178 | 19 | #1,784 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,857 | 24 | #1,507 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,779 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,685 | 22 | #1,603 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,369 | 27 | #1,400 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,781 | 15 | #2,130 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,598 | 34 | #1,289 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,589 | 36 | #1,244 |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,761 | 26 | #1,589 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,196 | 35 | #1,362 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,982 | 43 | #1,166 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,092 | 55 | #1,008 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,474 | 57 | #1,017 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,023 | 55 | #1,015 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,041 | 46 | #1,124 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,767 | 67 | #907 |
| 1920 | 21 | #1,694 | 55 | #989 |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,752 | 72 | #829 |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,712 | 49 | #1,032 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,645 | 78 | #784 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,153 | 67 | #824 |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,553 | 49 | #944 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,775 | 47 | #855 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,946 | 36 | #882 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 27 | #979 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 22 | #932 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,422 | 14 | #1,207 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,104 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,044 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 16 | #946 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,417 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,420 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,659 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,134 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,137 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,933 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,279 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,701 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,428 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Afton reached #1,422 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #784 in 1917. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Afton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.