Given name & surname
Afrah
“young doe”·“white; an earth color”
Afrah is a variant of Afra. Interpretations include “young doe” and “white; an earth color”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Afrah is a variant of Afra. Interpretations include “young doe” and “white; an earth color”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Afrah is a variant of Afra. Afra has been associated with Hebrew and Arabic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Afrah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 282
- 0 boys · 282 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #11,966 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,966 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 834 as a first name in 2020; 196 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.