Given name & surname
Afi
“one who is grandfatherly”
Afi is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “one who is grandfatherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “one who is grandfatherly.”
Where it comes from
Afi is a variant of Afia. An origin associated with Afia is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Afi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 0 boys · 52 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 559 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Afi’s family of names
Afi has a related form in Afia. Afi has a related form in Afea. Afi has a related form in Afee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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