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Origin & history of Afia1
African / Akan / WesternAfrican roots
Afia comes from the African / Akan / WesternAfrican tradition, meaning Friday Born Child.
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How popular is Afia?
2024
peak year
Afia first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1972. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 29 babies received the name (ranked #4653). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6133), with roughly 21 babies named Afia each year. Afia's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 594 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
29
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,653)
(ranked #4,653)
21
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
210
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
594
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Afia8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
A1
F6
I9
A1
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Afia💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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Names that combine with AfiaSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Afia.
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