Afton · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1910

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 72 recorded years as a table

Afton, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1910	31
1913	18
1914	20
1915	24
1916	15
1917	22
1918	20
1919	19
1920	20
1921	18
1922	15
1923	15
1924	11
1925	13
1926	14
1927	12
1928	17
1929	9
1930	5
1932	5
1933	10
1934	5
1936	7
1937	6
1938	9
1939	6
1940	9
1941	4
1942	4
1943	4
1945	4
1950	3
1952	3
1958	2
1962	2
1974	4
1981	3
1982	3
1984	4
1986	3
1987	3
1991	4
1992	4
1995	3
1996	5
1997	3
1999	6
2001	5
2002	6
2003	9
2004	8
2005	8
2006	7
2007	10
2008	11
2009	12
2010	11
2011	8
2012	12
2013	10
2014	9
2015	4
2016	8
2017	7
2018	7
2019	11
2020	8
2021	6
2022	4
2023	8
2024	8
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Afton isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 9
Rank in 2025: #8,243
How rare: 1 in 189,786 boys
Since 1910: 854

Most popular in 1910, at 31 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 44% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.