Afton
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Afton
This Scottish town and river name sounds strong and modern on both boys and girls, similar in style to names like Alden, Aspen, and Arden. ossibly derived from Old English to mean "Æffa's farmstead" or "Æffa's estate", Æffa being an Anglo-Saxon given name, it also coincides with a Swedish word for "evening".
Afton for girls#3519 US
A Scottish town and river name, Afton has a cool, contemporary sound, similar to Alden, Austen, Effie, and Aspen. Derived from Old English, it could mean "Æffa's farmstead", Æffa being an Anglo-Saxon given name of unknown meaning.
Popular, briefly, back in the 1910s and then again in the 80s (thanks to the character in TV show Dallas character), Afton happens to coincide with a (formal) Swedish word for "evening".
Pronounced AF-tun.
As of October 2026, Afton ranked #8265 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1422 in 1910.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,982 | 100 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,039 | 96 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,248 | 85 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,238 | 84 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #2,112 | 90 |
| 2019 | #4,958 | 19 | #2,126 | 88 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,114 | 86 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #2,671 | 64 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,030 | 54 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,274 | 49 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,687 | 41 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #3,519 | 43 |
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