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 was given to 14 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 76 in 1972.

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