Afrah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning joy and happiness.
Afrah by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Afrah. In the US, 17 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Afrah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Afrah
Names that are said the same way as Afrah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean joy
Like Afrah, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Afrah
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