Africa
Africa was the 10945th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1325th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 55 places. More babies were named Africa in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,945 girls, up 179 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197276 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,042babies recorded
Africa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,945 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,124 | 8 |
| 2010 | #11,273 | 9 |
| 2000 | #6,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #6,132 | 14 |
| 1980 | #3,994 | 19 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Africa, counting every spelling?
Africa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Africa?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Africa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Africa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Africa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Africa?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Africa are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 24 and 51. That makes Africa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Africa by state
How common Africa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Africa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Africa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Africa
How popular is the name Africa?
Africa was the 10945th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1325th with 76 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 55 places. More babies were named Africa in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Africa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Africa in the US.
Where is Africa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Africa was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).