Aftab: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Aftab – Meaning: sun or sunlight – Origin: Persian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: AHF-tahb


Aftab is a Persian boy's name meaning “sun or sunlight”. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Boy Names With Royal and Poetic Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Aftab

Meaning: Sun or sunlight.

Origin: Persian.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Aftab

Phonetic: AHF-tahb   IPA: /ɒːfˈtɒːb/

Popularity of Aftab

Aftab doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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