Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Persian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aftab through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 20 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 7 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 boys is 7 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 719 as a first name in 2020; 824 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.
Aftab’s family of names
In English usage, Aftab has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form आफ़ताब. In English usage, Aftab has a conventional equivalent in the Bengali form আফতাব. In English usage, Aftab has a conventional equivalent in the Gujarati form આફતાબ.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Aftab has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aftab
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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