Africa Girl
How popular is Africa?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Africa in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
1,009living people named Africa (est.)
40median age of people named Africa
1,042babies named Africa since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Africa popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▲ 4375 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1972 (76 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,325 in 1972 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Africa is most popular
Babies named Africa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Africa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1970s | 441 | #1,325 |
| 1980s | 115 | #3,991 |
| 1990s | 193 | #3,887 |
| 2000s | 133 | #5,544 |
| 2010s | 99 | #7,836 |
| 2020s | 54 | #8,481 |
Girl names about as popular as Africa
Questions
- Is Africa a boy or girl name?
- Africa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Africa were girls.
- How popular is the name Africa?
- 8 baby girls were named Africa in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Africa most popular?
- Africa peaked in 1972, when 76 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,325 in 1972.
- How many people are named Africa?
- 1,042 babies have been named Africa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,009 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
- Where is Africa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Africa was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.