Africa

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning the african continent.

Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Africa by the numbers

Africa was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 76 babies in 1972, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Africa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Arica9 in the US (2017)
  • Ariyanoble; of noble birth124 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arinavery peaceful; form of irene17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Adriafrom the adriatic sea region68 in the US (2017)
  • Auriagolden; a form of Aurora49 in the US (2017)
  • Adrinavariant of Adriana, from Hadria32 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Africa

AlishbaHaleemaMirhaSheikhJuniBaaniZenayaFatiha

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